Architectural student drawings: John R. Carr - 1959 to 1965

A collection of drawings done by John R Carr when he was a student during the years 1959 to 1965 at the Central Technical College George Street Brisbane, were donated to Queensland University of Technology on the 25th October 2023. The drawings were prepared as part of the Architectural Diploma course conducted at the time by the Central Technical College.

These drawings have been photographed to illustrate the techniques that were expected and used by the students and the profession at the time.

The collection of drawings were prepared for the Architectural Design Stages 1 to 5 and Architectural Construction Stages 1 to 4. The collection may not be a complete representation of all the drawings required by the syllabus at the time. Some may be missing because they were either lost or not even completed because of sickness. The title blocks on the drawings indicate the various stages and years when they were prepared for the various subjects.

An unusual arrangement for the final year of the 1965 CTC course was that the students in the sixth year of the CTC course combined with the sixth year students of the University of Queensland to complete their final year.

The list of subjects included in the Central Technical college architectural course is listed below.

Diploma Architectural Course 1959 to 1965 Department of Education Queensland

First Year

Architectural Construction – Stage 1 Architectural Free Drawing Architectural Perspective Architectural Rendering Descriptive Geometry History of Architecture – Stage 1

Second Year

Architectural Construction – Stage 2 Architectural Design – Stage 1 History of Architecture – Stage 2 [Gothic] History of Architecture – Stage 2 [Renaissance] Third Year Architectural Construction – Stage 3 [Structural Mechanics] Architectural Design – Stage 2 Architectural Building Materials Architectural Hygiene

Fourth Year

Architectural Construction Stage 4 [Advanced Structural Mechanics] Architectural Design – Stage 3 Equipment of Buildings and Acoustics Town Planning

Fifth Year

Architectural Design Stage 4 Interior Decoration Specifications Estimating

Sixth Year

Architectural Design – Stage 5 Professional Practice

Submitted by John R Carr 6 November 2023

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