Only they know how they look at such courses, though they are less likely to be seen as “academic” by UCs and other more selective schools like Stanford and USC.
Take them if you want for personal interest (if they do not crowd out other courses in your schedule), like you would any other elective course outside your core academic course schedule. Are you considering majoring in civil engineering or architecture? If so, even though such courses may not be seen as “academic”, they may give you a taste of the kinds of things that civil engineers and architects consider in building design.