What Do Architects Draw?

What Do Architects Draw?

Architects spend a lot of time working with consultants - engineers, planners, and other design professionals. Drawings might take the form of scale line drawings (plans, sections elevations), mark ups referring to a specific question, or sketches of proposed details.

What type of things do architects draw?

Standard architectural drawings
  • Site Plans. ...
  • Elevation. ...
  • Cross Section. ...
  • Isometric and axonometric projections. ...
  • Detail Drawings.
  • Concept drawings and sketches. ...
  • Electrical drawings. ...
  • Hand drawings.

Do architects just draw?

It's common knowledge that architects produce drawings and plans and provide a contractor with instructions on how to construct a building.

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