New Details This month the team at Detail Library have published a great new set of flat roof details! This detail set demonstrates a variety of flat roof and pitched roof arrangements, including I-joist flat roof details, timber frame green roof details, exposed joist in both flat roof and pitched roof details, covering a diverse range of architectural requirements. This set of roof details consists of: I-joist flat roof eaves detail to timber frame wall I-joist flat roof eaves detail to masonry wall I-joist flat roof with rooflight detail modular green roof on timber frame flat roof modula ..read more

Bar Stool CAD Blocks We are excited to share a new set of CAD blocks this week. The bar stool CAD blocks are featured in plan and elevation, showing various different types of bar stools. Whether you are designing a restaurant or a new kitchen, hopefully these bar stool cad blocks will be useful to you!   Download Metric Now! Download Imperial Now! You might also be interested in: About First In Architecture Free Cad Blocks: Thank you for using First In Architecture block database. These autocad blocks are provided free, for use by anyone. Please do not share or sell the b ..read more

CAD Template Guide   Looking to get your hands on a great CAD template? Scroll down to the end to see the different templates we have available to download from First In Architecture. What is a CAD Template?   A CAD template file stores settings, styles and data for use when you start a new drawing. This allows studios to maintain consistent standards and styles across the company, ensuring a professional output of drawings.   New drawings in AutoCAD can be opened using the default autocad template files or you can use your own custom AutoCAD template file. A custom template ..read more

Free Photoshop Tree Brushes Set 3 Today we are sharing our Free Photoshop Tree Plan Brushes Set 3. It includes 24 total tree plan brushes that come in various styles to help liven up your architecture drawings! Our Free Photoshop Tree Plan Brushes Set 3 brushes can be used to quickly add trees to your site plan to give things a bit more interest. They are easy to use and save tonnes of time! All you need to do is load the brushes into photoshop and you are ready to get started. We have included the original brushes along with some variations to create a super cool assortment of brushes in ..read more

Architecture Competitions For Students   Introduction   Architecture competitions can be greatly beneficial for students as they can help to inspire creativity, enhance architectural design skills and provide future opportunities.  There are a broad range of architecture competitions available from all across the globe. Some are entirely conceptual while others offer the potential of being constructed. Architecture competitions include impressive as well as challenging briefs that will surely put your problem solving skills to the test. They are often run in short structured ti ..read more

New Details This month we have put together a selection of cross laminated timber (CLT) details. CLT is a growing construction method that demonstrates a number of benefits, including good structural properties, low impact on the environment, fast construction with off site preparation and good fire performance to name a few.  This set of CLT details consist of: CLT foundation detail with concrete ground floor slab CLT foundation detail with concrete plinth CLT window head detail CLT window sill detail CLT jamb detail CLT intermediate floor detail CLT roof eaves details Check out some ..read more

Free Tree CAD Blocks 14 We are thrilled to share another great set of hand drawn cad blocks. This set consists of 14 tree cad blocks that have been hand drawn. You can download them for free, just hit the button below! You can copy and paste them straight into your drawings! Click Here to Download the CAD Blocks in Metric Units Click Here to Download the CAD Blocks in Imperial Units You might also be interested in our other CAD Blocks: FIA Free Tree CAD Blocks 14 Free Tree CAD Blocks 14 We are thrilled to share another great set of hand drawn cad blocks. This set consists of 14 tr ..read more

Architecture Presentations Board Tips   Introduction   The Architecture Presentation Board is a means of producing visually captivating summaries of design projects. They can be used for a variety of purposes. On an academic level, students use them for their architecture school submissions but they can also assist a client’s imagination or help win a commission on the professional side.  Your drawings, graphics and architecture presentation boards have one main purpose – to communicate your design in all its entirety from the concept to final renderings. If your presentation b ..read more

New Details This month we have put together a selection of garage conversion details. These details explore different ways to achieve a garage conversion, looking at wall detail options, floor upgrade options and roof upgrades. The details also include garage door infill details and new window details. Check out some examples of the garage conversion details below. Check out all the new details... To accompany this set of details we have also published a new technical study: Garage Conversions. This guide covers the theory and technical resources behind the garage c ..read more

Wild Plants CAD Blocks We are excited to share a new set of CAD blocks this week, courtesy of cadnature.com The wild plants CAD blocks are hand drawn, and featured in plan and elevation. These plant cad blocks available in both metric and imperial versions. Download this set for free now! Just hit the download button below. cadnature.com has a huge range of trees and plants CAD blocks – be sure to check them out!   Download Now! About First In Architecture Free Cad Blocks: Thank you for using First In Architecture block database. These autocad blocks are provided free, for use b ..read more