questions about conflicts among drawings
There are graphic questions asking you to identify the conflicts between consultant’s plans. Are we supposed to know the all the symbols, like the ones on the mechanical plan? The notes on plans are small and blurry. I guess we do not need to read them to understand the drawing. Since I do not have these kind of experience from work, any suggestion on how to cover this kind of knowledge?
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Yes, you should be able to read CLSEMP plans. As an architect, you do not need to do the CLSEMP design and calculations, but you should be able to be able to read CLSEMP plans to coordinate them.
An architect should be a specialist in architectural design, AND a generalist that coordinates all architect’s consultants.
If you do not have enough experience, you can read books to learn how to read CLSEMP plans. The easiest way is to get a complete set of construction drawings, and look through them a few times.
Gang Chen, Author, Architect, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)
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Hey Qiang. Yes you will need to know how to read consultant plans (such as MEP) on the exams. A major part of the architect's role is coordinating between the various trades, so the ability to read each trade's drawings is crucial. However you don't need to "memorize" every symbol on a mechanical drawing. It's most important to understand items that affect the architecture, such as ductwork, dampers, lighting symbols, and supply and return grills to name a few.
I'd suggest finding a set of mechanical drawings (perhaps from your office if you work at a firm) and just review what you are looking at. It will become apparent.
Ben | Archizam
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