INSTRUCTION
1366 Mission Street, San Francisco
(between 9th & 10th Streets, 1 block south of Market Street)

SFIA INFORMATION OFFICE
Box 2590
Alameda, CA 94501
510-523-5174 • Fax 510-523-5175
SFIA@aol.com

CLASS LIST WINTER 2006

Five weeks: January 16 - February 16.

Starts Monday, January 16, 2006

1366 Mission Street, San Francisco

Pre-enrollment required.

Also available:
complete architectural and ecological design
degree programs through distance learning.

See Architecture Distance Learning
and Eco Design Distance Learning
at www.SFIA.net.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

SFIA students have requested more intensive, hands-on,
studio-type classes on the essential skills of design, planning, model building, and sketch presentation drawings. The new classes shown below will equip students with a maximum of know-how and experience in these vital professional skills.

Pre-enrollment required for all classes.

MONDAYS

D-15 BUILDING PLANNING & FAST DRAFTING

3 units. 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Instructor: Fred Stitt. For credit only. $350.
5 meetings. Mondays, starting Monday, January 16, 2006.

A brand new SFIA class. Proven techniques for planning buildings and drafting them to scale in the fastest time possible.
The problems with old methods and the advantages
of fast-track design and draftng are clearly demonstrated.
Hands-on work is done in class, so students learn every
technique immediately on the spot.

Whether you are new to the design professions or
well versed in conventional methods, this course will
equip you with the latest, best, and most efficient methods
for creating and drawing your design ideas.

The course includes the basic principles of rational planning
and design and how to avoid the most common mistakes
architects make in planning, drafting, and visual composition.

D-16 SECRETS OF MODEL BUILDING
& QUICK PERSPECTIVE SKETCHING

3 units. 7:50 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Instructor: Fred Stitt. For credit only. $350.
5 meetings. Mondays, starting Monday, January 16, 2006.

All new: Despite Cadd drawing, physical 3-D models
are still the most effective way to understand
and convey building designs and construction.
This hands-on class shows the best model building
techniques step-by-step,

from simple construction framing models, to
"massing" models, to detailed presentation models. Then these models can be used to learn how to do fast and
professional 3-D perspective drawings.

This class is excellent for students at all levels of experience
-- beginners to professionals. Most of these techniques are not
well known in schools, but are used by highly creative
design professionals to visualize and present their ideas
in the shortest possible time.

TUESDAYS

E-100-1 ECO DESIGN -
MATERIALS & METHODS

3 units. 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Instructor: Fred Stitt. For credit only. $350.
5 meetings. Tuesdays, starting Tuesday., Jan. 17, 2006.

•  Earth Materials
•  Green Roofs
•  Straw Bale & Timber -- Small Scale and Large
•  Recycled Materials
•  Double-Skin Facade Systems
•  Bamboo & Other Alternatives to Wood
•  Energy-Saving Everything
•  Hybrid Materials such as Rastra,
Structurally-Engineered Panels, etc.

E-100-2 ECO DESIGN -
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

3 units. 7:50 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Instructor: Fred Stitt. For credit only. $350.
5 meetings. Tuesdays, starting Tuesday., Jan. 17, 2006.

•  Passive and Active Solar
•  Solar Cooling
•  Photovoltaics
•  Natural Lighting
•  Avoiding Toxic Air & Materials
•  Harvesting Wind & Rain
•  Recycling Waste & Bioremediation
•  The LEED system and new career
opportunities in ecological design.

E-100-1 and E-100-2 include the content of our original
"Everything Eco" workshops presented in 2005,
and now incorporate much new and advanced information.
These classes are designed for students who want
to be thoroughly knowledgeable and ahead of the curve
in all aspects of ecological design, sustainable planning,
and green building.

WEDNESDAYS

C-10 VECTORWORKS COMPUTER-AIDED
DESIGN & DRAFTING

3 units. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Instructor: Paul Harbison. For credit only. $350.
5 meetings. Wednesdays, starting Wednesday, January 18, 2006.

An intensive, enjoyable, and very rewarding introduction
to the user-friendly Macintosh version of VectorWorks.

This introduction to VectorWorks covers the basics of the
user-friendly Macintosh operating system,
the fundamentals of architectural design drawing
and production drawing on computer, and the essentials
of efficient drafting, including layering, notation,
and dimensioning. Concludes with an introduction to
3-D graphics. Two people usually share each computer
(team learning has been proven to be most efficient and effective).
Or you may bring your own laptop if you prefer
(but please notify us if you are).

SELF-PACED STUDY

D-14 COMMUNICATING YOUR DESIGNS:
PERSPECTIVE DRAWING & MEDIA

3 units. Independent, self-study training by video tape. For credit only. $350.

Scheduled at students' convenience.
Video tape instructor: Kirby Lockhard, University of Arizona.
Excellent hands-on, step-by-step video instruction on the
principles and techniques of architectural sketching
and perspective rendering.

Many other courses are available from SFIA through
distance learning.

See Architecture Distance Learning and Eco Distance Learning
at the www.sfia.net Web site.

Enroll by phone, e-mail, fax, or mail.
SFIA Information Office (510 523 5174); e-mail SFIA@aol.com;
fax (510 523 5175); or mail this form with payment to
SFIA, Box 2590, Alameda, 94501.

ENROLLMENT FORM -- WINTER 2006

Five-week Winter Semester: January 16 - February 16, 2006.

Box 2590
Alameda, CA 94501
510-523-5174
Fax 510-523-5175
SFIA@aol.com
www.SFIA.net