Course Overview
Introduces basic planning issues encountered in building and site design with emphasis on residential projects. Covers the influences of site conditions on building orientation, interior layout, and exterior form. Focus is on planning strategies for achieving good spatial and functional relationships in a dwelling.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in DRFT 1000
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$620.01
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be better able to:
- Apply the 'design process' as an approach to developing thoughtful, creative and responsible solutions to practical site and building design problems.
- Generate design solutions that regard influences, requirements, and constraints as design opportunities rather than design limitations.
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate the factors from the natural and built environments that must be considered and understood when formulating design options.
- Propose design solutions that respond to the influences and changing patterns of the built environment and that reflects the interrelationship of context, site and building.
- Produce a workable design solution to a residential planning problem.
- Illustrate design solution of orthographic and axonometric drawings, using various techniques.
Effective as of Fall 2003
Related Programs
Architectural Planning 1 (BLDC 2000) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Construction and the Environment
- Architectural and Building Technology
Certificate Part-time
- Building Design and Architectural CAD
Associate Certificate Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below is one offering of BLDC 2000 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 33256
Dates
Sep 08 - Nov 24 Loading
- CRN 33256
- $620.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 08 - Nov 24 | Tue | 18:45 - 21:45 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 327 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Douglas Millar
Course outline
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Winter 2027
Below is one offering of BLDC 2000 for the Winter 2027 term.
CRN 70571
Dates
Jan 06 - Mar 24 Loading
- CRN 70571
- $620.01 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 06 - Mar 24 | Wed | 18:30 - 21:30 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 329 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
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