ARCH 242 - Building Construction

    Recent Professors
    Flint Tabata
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    ARCH 110 .
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    An overview of construction, building components, and systems investigated through case studies. Explore architectural basic construction materials, methods of construction, properties, assembly and fabrication. Examine various architecture by focusing on its building materials and structural systems as they relate to design concepts. Review the basic types of governmental regulatory constraints that architects must understand to design a building. Analyze structural forces affecting buildings. Examine in depth the sequential processes of constructing a building.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 2:30pm–3:50pm