architectural drawings presented to a client to illustrate how the building will look and function

Architectural drawings or drawings of other subjects, characterized by the depiction of shadows, textures, sometimes colors, often executed with watercolor washes, and showing some setting. Intended as visualizations of the full conception of a project or as an accurate record of the work depicted.

transparent layers applied to a drawing or painting using diluted ink or watercolor. An example of usage is in order to create an atmospheric effect

particular arrangements of vertical elements of a building, either exterior or interior. For the external areas of buildings, not necessarily restricted to surface features, use "fronts (architectural)." For the features of a primary front, restricted for the most part to surface elements in a single plane, use "façades"

Drawings or works in another medium laying out the precise arrangement of a structure on a plot of land. It may also refer to plans for gardens, groups of buildings, or developments, where the layout of buildings, roadways, utilities, landscape elements, topography, water features, and vegetation may be depicted. For drawings or other representations on a horizontal surface of cities or larger areas, particularly when such representations are not part of a design process, use "plans (maps)."