Below are the architectural design courses for 2011-2012.  The entire Central High School Program of Studies is available for download.

Architectural Design 1
5 credits
Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
This course deals with architectural studies, basic house design and construction. Design, carpentry, landscaping, model building, energy and interior design concepts are applied to home design drawings. A complete set of plans for a dream house will be drawn including floor plans, elevations, detail drawings, perspectives and landscape plans. Each student using the computer drawings completed during the year will build a scale model of the dream house.

Architectural Design 2
5 credits
Grades 10, 11, 12
This is the second year course in architecture. This course is a study of both residential and commercial design. Students' knowledge of basic home design will be expanded and applied through problem solving methods. Commercial design of a hotel/restaurant complex, a movie theater, energy principles, construction and engineering concepts, and land¬scaping techniques will be used on presentation drawings. Prerequisite: Architectural Drawing 1.

Advanced Architectural Design
5 credits
Grade 11, 12
This third year course in drawing is designed to provide a student with an advanced skill level in the architectural fields or engineering. Design, rendering, problem solving, structural analysis, comput¬er aided design, energy analysis and application, group project wok, urban design, and city planning are some of the topics that will be studied. Students will complete 3-D projects, architectural renovation plans, skyscraper and cityscape, and other assorted projects and drawings. Prerequisite: Architectural Drawing 2.