The establishment of an architectural drawing language throughout history is a tool that allows, for instance, a Japanese architect to design a building in Brazil, or makes it possible, by lingering over plans, sections, and elevations, to imagine the spatiality and character of a project that has not yet been built. This means that, despite local singularities, in terms of graphic representation, the field of architecture has successfully established itself as a common, international language.
This phenomenon is not as straightforward or seamless when we rely on words to discuss a project in other languages. In many cases, the direct translation of terms and expressions in the architectural vocabulary lacks precise equivalents or is not fully mastered by professionals in the field. To serve as a reference guide for our readers, we have compiled around 200 terms from the architectural universe, listing their respective translations in English and Spanish.
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