About Architecture: Architect's Handbook Designing for People and Place


Architect
Architectural Symbols
Client
Door
Exterior Material
Interior Design
Interior Space
Landscaping
Proportion
Roof
Scale
Site
Standard Sizes
Types of Drawings
Wall
Window

  Architectural Symbols  
How do the people who construct buildings know how to read the plans? All architects use a standard set of symbols on their floor plans and elevations so that builders will understand how to read them. Here are some examples:
  


 

Image of a bathtub with associated symbol.
Bathtub
  

Image of a sink with associated symbol.
Sink
  

Image of a toilet with associated symbol.
Toilet


Image of a stove with associated symbol.
Stove
  
Image of a refridgerator with associated symbol.
Refrigerator


Image of a door with associated symbol.
Door
  
Image of a window with associated symbol.
Window
 


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