architectural blueprints
Construction design documents
Architectural blueprints are detailed technical drawings showing the design and specifications of a building—floor plans, elevations, structural details, and mechanical systems.
The name comes from the blue-and-white copies produced by an early photographic process, though modern prints are typically black on white.
The contractor spread the blueprints across the table.
Figuratively, any blueprint is a detailed plan: a blueprint for reform.
- dimensionsMeasurable spatial extents
- scale drawingsProportionally reduced representations
- elevationsHeights above reference point
- drafting tablesInclined desks for technical illustration
- floor plansDiagrams showing room arrangement
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architectural blueprintsrough sketch
Unfinished preliminary drawing
napkin sketch · freehand drawing · thumbnail sketch · preliminary sketch · quick study
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