architectural drawing

Structure design sketch

An architectural drawing is a technical illustration showing the design, layout, or construction details of a building.

These include floor plans, elevations, cross-sections, and detail drawings.

Architects produce them to communicate their vision to clients and guide contractors during construction: The architectural drawings showed where every beam would go.

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representation method

architectural drawingphotograph

Image from a camera

drone footage · satellite imagery · photography · aerial photography · 3D scan

project phase

architectural drawingruins

Decayed structural remains

abstraction level

architectural drawingarchitectural model

Miniature building representation

scale model · physical model

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G