Assignment 2 Comments

Assignment 2 was an overall success.  Nailing down the architecture section quickly will be one of the most important things when you get to senior design.  Once we know for certain what the building will look like, we can begin the real design process. 

For the most part, the drawings provided were well done.  Many groups failed to include blow-ups of important areas, but most were clear enough without them.  It would be nice to have seen more numbers attached to the sizes and loads in some of the buildings, but the basics were provided.

Hopefully the fire protection work showed you that fire code can be hugely limiting in the design of a building.  Floor plans are often dictated as much by fire code as by anything else.  

Remember that as you go through each assignment, one of the most important things is the recommendations section.  Here is where you can go to see problems that previous groups may already have identified for you to consider, and where you can provide information on problems that future groups may encounter when they work on the project.

Thanks, and keep up the good work!

- Brad and Steve