School:	Applied Computing and Engineering Sciences (ACES)
	Faculty:	Architectural Technology
	Course:	ARCH 12356 Architectural Studio 1

Contours

PAGE CONTENTS Objectives Contours Recognizing Site Configurations Drawing Site Sections

CONTOURS

• A contour line is an imaginary line representing a constant elevation on the lot.
• The vertical distance between adjacent contour lines is called the contour interval.
• The numeric values associated with contour lines indicate their elevation above sea level, or some other datum plane such as a nearby benchmark.

RECOGNIZING SITE CONFIGURATIONS

DRAWING SITE SECTIONS

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