Suggested Objective a. Examine the history of drafting and design.

Let's take a moment to look at the history of drafting and design. Some websites are provided below with great information. The last one even has a couple of videos on the page. View the information and take notes as necessary for recall.

CADBuilt Inc (Links to an external site.)

Computer Aided Drafting & Design History (Links to an external site.)

Drafting and Design (Links to an external site.) - this site has a written historical background of drafting and design. It also has videos on the topic.

Suggested Objective b. Identify drafting and design applications in business and industry.

Look at this site from Microsoft (Links to an external site.). It is entitled Chapter 4: A Technique for Architecture and Design (Links to an external site.). This article (Links to an external site.)relates steps needed in designing "something" for a career in of our three focus areas. It also provides scenarios and issues faced in designing. Take a look at the information by clicking the link (Links to an external site.).

Now look at the many different buildings and structures that have been constructed by people in the three career clusters shown on this page.

100 Most Famous Buildings/Structures of All Time (Links to an external site.)