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Architectural Drawing Collection (#6)

"Exploring the Beauty of Architectural Drawing

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for the Proposed Church at Middlesborough, 1837. Creators: John Green

Design for the Proposed Church at Middlesborough, 1837. Creators: John Green
Design for the Proposed Church at Middlesborough, 1837

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall, 19th century. Creator: John Gregory Crace

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall, 19th century. Creator: John Gregory Crace
Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall, 19th century

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for a Tudoresque Villa, Elevation, 19th century. Creator: Anon

Design for a Tudoresque Villa, Elevation, 19th century. Creator: Anon
Design for a Tudoresque Villa, Elevation, 19th century

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for a Cottage Ornee in the Tudoresque Style, late 18th-early 19th century

Design for a Cottage Ornee in the Tudoresque Style, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Project for a Temple Dedicated to the Trinity, Elevation and Plan, ca. 1783

Project for a Temple Dedicated to the Trinity, Elevation and Plan, ca. 1783

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne) - Elevation, ca. 1841

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne) - Elevation, ca. 1841

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian, 1741

Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian, 1741

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for the Parish Church of Merkershausen, 1738. Creator: Balthasar Neumann

Design for the Parish Church of Merkershausen, 1738. Creator: Balthasar Neumann
Design for the Parish Church of Merkershausen, 1738

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for Thatched Cottages for Mrs. Kingsley, 1910. Creator: Charles Edward Mallows

Design for Thatched Cottages for Mrs. Kingsley, 1910. Creator: Charles Edward Mallows
Design for Thatched Cottages for Mrs. Kingsley, 1910

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Design for the Facade of a Theater (Perspective), late 18th-early 19th century

Design for the Facade of a Theater (Perspective), late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Project for a Fountain for La Place Louis XV, ca. 1806. Creator

Project for a Fountain for La Place Louis XV, ca. 1806. Creator
Project for a Fountain for La Place Louis XV, ca. 1806

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Monastery at Kale Punar, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment

Monastery at Kale Punar, c1915. Creator: Stanfords Geographical Establishment
Monastery at Kale Punar, c1915. Plan of monastic buildings in Turkey, at that time part of the Ottoman Empire, showing chapels, cisterns, caves and fountains

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Bath built by Sultan Bayezid I, circa 1390 A

Bath built by Sultan Bayezid I, circa 1390 A.D. at Mudurlu, c1915. Plan of baths supposedly built by the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, showing the tank, mens and womens cooling rooms

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Plan of Monastery of St. Anthony, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes

Plan of Monastery of St. Anthony, c1915. Creator: Mark Sykes
Plan of Monastery of St. Anthony, c1915. Map of the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. It is the oldest monastery in the world

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Architectural drawing: compartment of Anti Chapel, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin

Architectural drawing: compartment of Anti Chapel, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin
Architectural drawing: compartment of Anti Chapel, 1833-1834, (1906). With details of groining. Drawing by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, from the book of designs for a college made in 1833-34

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Ideal Florentine Tower-Group previous to 1250, 1908. Creator: James Wood Brown

Ideal Florentine Tower-Group previous to 1250, 1908. Creator: James Wood Brown
Ideal Florentine Tower-Group previous to 1250, 1908. Diagram of 13th century buildings in Florence, Italy. From " The Builders of Florence" by J Wood Brown

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Architectural drawing: East front, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin

Architectural drawing: East front, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin
Architectural drawing: East front, 1833-1834, (1906). With details of groining. Drawing by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, from the book of designs for a college made in 1833-34

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Architectural drawing: view of organ screen and antichapel, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin

Architectural drawing: view of organ screen and antichapel, 1833-1834, (1906). Creator: AWN Pugin
Architectural drawing: view of organ screen and antichapel, 1833-1834, (1906). Drawing by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, from the book of designs for a college made in 1833-34

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Pathfinders - Sir Christopher Wren, 1711, (1922). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller

Pathfinders - Sir Christopher Wren, 1711, (1922). Creator: Sir Godfrey Kneller
Pathfinders - Sir Christopher Wren, 1711, (1922). Portrait of English architect Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723). He is depicted here aged 79, holding a pair of dividers

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Main entrance and loggia on 38 Street, Fraternity Clubs Building, New York City, 1924

Main entrance and loggia on 38 Street, Fraternity Clubs Building, New York City, 1924. Designed by Murgatroyd and Ogden in Renaissance Revival style

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Wool Market, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire, 1924

Wool Market, Chipping Campden Gloucestershire, 1924. The Market Hall, built in 1627. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, the Fraternity Clubs Building, New York City, 1924

Floor plans, the Fraternity Clubs Building, New York City, 1924. Designed by Murgatroyd and Ogden in Renaissance Revival style, the Fraternity Clubs Building is a hotel completed in 1923

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, Federal Building, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1924

Floor plans, Federal Building, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Details of the salons, Chateau de Montfermeil, Paris, 1924

Details of the salons, Chateau de Montfermeil, Paris, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: A Man with the Head of an Elephant Riding on Horseback and Architectural Sketches, c1480 (1945)

A Man with the Head of an Elephant Riding on Horseback and Architectural Sketches, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, Chamber of Commerce Building, Newark, New Jersey, 1924

Floor plans, Chamber of Commerce Building, Newark, New Jersey, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Detail drawing of the main entrance door grille, Phoenix National Bank, 1924

Detail drawing of the main entrance door grille, Phoenix National Bank, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: County Sessions House, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1924

County Sessions House, Warwick, Warwickshire, 1924. Known as Shire Hall, the building was designed by Sanderson Miller and built between 1753 and 1758

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, the Masonic Temple, Birmingham, Alabama, 1924

Floor plans, the Masonic Temple, Birmingham, Alabama, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, the Genesee Building, Buffalo, New York, 1924

Floor plans, the Genesee Building, Buffalo, New York, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, the SW Straus & Co Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1924

Floor plans, the SW Straus & Co Building, Chicago, Illinois, 1924. The Straus Building is a skyscraper designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White and completed in 1924

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, Johns-Manville Building, New York City, 1924

Floor plans, Johns-Manville Building, New York City, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Large Hall, Chateau of Montfermeil, Paris, 1924

Large Hall, Chateau of Montfermeil, Paris, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, St Pauls Church, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1924

Floor plans, St Pauls Church, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Berkeleys Hospital, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1924

Berkeleys Hospital, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Ironwork and doorway, Berkeleys Hospital, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1924

Ironwork and doorway, Berkeleys Hospital, Worcester, Worcestershire, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Floor plans, house of Mrs WK Vanderbilt, New York City, 1924

Floor plans, house of Mrs WK Vanderbilt, New York City, 1924. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1924]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: House of Miss Anne Morgan, Sutton Place, New York City, 1924

House of Miss Anne Morgan, Sutton Place, New York City, 1924. Anne Morgan (1873-1952) was a wealthy socialite and philanthropist. Her house was designed by Mott B Schmidt and built in 1920

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: First floor plan, house of Mrs William Hayward, New York, 1922

First floor plan, house of Mrs William Hayward, New York, 1922. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXVII. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1922]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Detail of portico - Hartford Fire Insurance Building, Hartford, Connecticut, 1922

Detail of portico - Hartford Fire Insurance Building, Hartford, Connecticut, 1922. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXVI. [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1922]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Oak door, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. Artist: Howard Moise

Oak door, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. Artist: Howard Moise
Oak door, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. Detail from one of the doors of the entrance to the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral from the Buttermarket

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Great oak doors, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. Artist: Howard Moise

Great oak doors, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. Artist: Howard Moise
Great oak doors, Christ Church Gate, Canterbury, Kent, 1922. The doors of the entrance to the precincts of Canterbury Cathedral from the Buttermarket. From The Architectural Forum Volume XXXVI

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Elevation of the boudoir, Du Barry Apartments, Versailles, 1926

Elevation of the boudoir, Du Barry Apartments, Versailles, 1926. The apartments of Madame du Barry, chief mistress of King Louis XV of France, in the Palace of Versailles

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Plan of iron fence and brick walls, Miles Brewton House, Charleston, South Carolina, 1926

Plan of iron fence and brick walls, Miles Brewton House, Charleston, South Carolina, 1926. Artist: Albert Simons
Plan of iron fence and brick walls, Miles Brewton House, Charleston, South Carolina, 1926. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLIV [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1926]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Waiting room level, Chicago Union Station, Illinois, 1926

Waiting room level, Chicago Union Station, Illinois, 1926. Chicago Union Station opened in 1925, replacing an earlier station built in 1881. It is the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Jury for the Lehigh Portland Cement Home Competition, 1926

Jury for the Lehigh Portland Cement Home Competition, 1926. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLIV [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1926]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Fireplace in the study, Harrington House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, 1926

Fireplace in the study, Harrington House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, 1926. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLIV [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1926]

Background imageArchitectural Drawing Collection: Plan of Harrington House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, 1926

Plan of Harrington House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, 1926. From The Architectural Forum Volume XLIV [Rogers and Manson, New York, 1926]



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"Exploring the Beauty of Architectural Drawing: A Glimpse into Timeless Designs" Architectural drawing is an art form that captures the essence and intricacy of architectural masterpieces throughout history. From ancient structures to modern marvels, these drawings provide a window into the creative minds of architects and their vision for iconic buildings. One such example is "Architecture I: Orders of Architecture, " engraved by Charles Lawrie. This piece showcases the different orders in classical architecture, highlighting their unique characteristics and proportions. AWN Pugin's "Architectural drawing: west front inner gate house" takes us back to 1833-1834, offering a detailed view of this remarkable structure. The precision and attention to detail in this drawing are truly awe-inspiring. For a glimpse into medieval architecture, we have the "Plan of Canterbury Cathedral from the Eadwine Psalter. " Created on vellum around 1150, this delicate rendering provides insight into the layout and design of one of England's most renowned cathedrals. Moving forward in time, we encounter section views like "Section view of the second and third floor of the Hall of Rarities looking eastwards. " This drawing allows us to explore hidden details within grand interiors, showcasing both functionality and aesthetic appeal. The fusion between artistry and practicality can be seen in designs such as "Design for the facade of McLean Fine Art Galleries. " Executed with watercolor and pencil on paper, it exemplifies how architectural drawings serve as blueprints for real-world construction projects. Panel designs like "Panel Design for Clandon Park" demonstrate how architects incorporated decorative elements into their plans. These intricate patterns add elegance to historic estates while reflecting prevailing design trends during that era. Traveling across borders brings us to France with "First design for Chateau du Bouilh. " This sketch transports us to Aquitaine's picturesque landscape while revealing the initial concept for this charming architectural gem.