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Section drawing

Section drawing

Design & Architecture

A section drawing (also called a section, or sectional drawing) depicts a structure as though it had been sliced in half or cut along an imaginary plane, usually at a vertical orientation, allowing the viewer to see the interior of a building and, if applicable, its different levels or floors.

Featured Works

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Hospital: House of Hope, Houses of Birth, Houses of No Return, project, Venice, Italy, Sectional perspective

Hospital: House of Hope, Houses of Birth, Houses of No Re...

Raimund Abraham

1979

Nara Convention Hall Project, Nara, Japan, Competition drawing: east elevation and cross-sections of large and medium halls

Nara Convention Hall Project, Nara, Japan, Competition dr...

Scott Marble

1992

Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas - Section

Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas - Section

Joel Sanders

1995

The House without Rooms Project, Elevation and plan

The House without Rooms Project, Elevation and plan

Raimund Abraham

1974

Entity as Information Zoom

Entity as Information Zoom

Gordon Kipping

1995

Cien House, Concepción, Chile (Isometric section)

Cien House, Concepción, Chile (Isometric section)

Mauricio Pezo

2009-2011

After Oil (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard)

After Oil (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard)

Rania Ghosn

2016

Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

Zhu Pei

2016–2020

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Section)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Section)

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: Two sections

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: ...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

1935

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, National Assembly Building: section sketch of roof structure and light elements

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1965

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain (Section)

Emilio Ambasz

1979

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Peter Cook

1964

IIT Library and Administration Building, Chicago, Illinois, Three vertical sections,

IIT Library and Administration Building, Chicago, Illinoi...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

c. 1944-45

Resor House Project, Jackson Hole, Wyoming (Vertical sect...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1938

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Emilio Ambasz

1979

Public Library, Stockholm, Sweden, Section

Public Library, Stockholm, Sweden, Section

Erik Gunnar Asplund

Unknown

Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Section)

Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexic...

Emilio Ambasz

1975

National Commercial Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Section)

Skidmore Owings & Merrill

1977

Regional Administrative Center, project "Trieste e una Donna." , Trieste, Italy, Competition design: Elevation and section

Regional Administrative Center, project "Trieste e una Do...

Aldo Rossi

1974

Palais de la Découverte Project, Paris, France (Longitudi...

Oscar Nitzchke

1938

Slow House Project, North Haven, New York (Plan of lower-level and sections)

Slow House Project, North Haven, New York (Plan of lower-...

Elizabeth Diller

1989

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Sixth Street: Figure 6

Sixth Street House project, Santa Monica, California, Six...

Thom Mayne

1987

Endless Theater Project, Section

Endless Theater Project, Section

Frederick Kiesler

1924

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, Elevation of gallery entrance and perspective of canopy from below

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, Elevation of...

James Stirling

1978

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, National Assembly Building: section sketches

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1963

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Prayer Hall: preliminary version: elevation sketches

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1964

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Cut-away axonometric)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Cut-away a...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas (Section)

Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas (Section)

Joel Sanders

1995

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Emilio Ambasz

1979

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Peter Cook

1964

Fountain House, project, Section A-A

Fountain House, project, Section A-A

Rodolfo Machado

1975

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Longitudinal section

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Longitudi...

Gaetano Pesce

1974-77

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Investigations of casings to the structural frames, Plan, section, and elevation

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Investigations of ...

Cedric Price

1978-1980

Metropolitan Core, project, Sectional elevation

Metropolitan Core, project, Sectional elevation

Raimund Abraham

1964

City of Music, National Superior Conservatory of Music and Dance, Paris, France, View from interior courtyard

City of Music, National Superior Conservatory of Music an...

Christian de Portzamparc

1987

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Episode 3: The Tower (The Fall)

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Ep...

Bernard Tschumi

1979

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center project, Baltimor...

Emilio Ambasz

1992

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: section and two exterior elevations

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: ...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

1935

Furniture Manufacturers Association Headquarters, project, High Wycombe, England, Side elevation

Furniture Manufacturers Association Headquarters, project...

Michael Webb

1957-58

Charrette Submission for The Museum of Modern Art Expansi...

Steven Holl

1997

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Plans

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Plans

César Pelli

1976

Kyle Residence, Houston, Texas, Sections

Joel Sanders

1995

Transplantation II: Floating Underwater Environment, project, Aerial sectional perspective

Transplantation II: Floating Underwater Environment, proj...

Raimund Abraham

1966

Law Courts Annex, Gothenburg, Sweden, Plan of courtroom and section of desk

Law Courts Annex, Gothenburg, Sweden, Plan of courtroom a...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

Unknown

Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan (Sketch, transver...

Rafael Viñoly

1991

Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Car Park)

Parc de la Villette Project, Paris, France (Car Park)

Zaha Hadid

1982-83

Gymnasium Bridge, project, New York City, New York, Plan, site plan, and exterior perspective

Gymnasium Bridge, project, New York City, New York, Plan,...

Steven Holl

1977

Philadelphia College of Art, project, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Section sketch of studios

Philadelphia College of Art, project, Philadelphia, Penns...

Louis I. Kahn

1965

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Project, New York City, New York, Section

Cathedral of St. John the Divine Project, New York City, ...

Santiago Calatrava

1992

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Site-plan sketch

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Site-plan sketch

Arata Isozaki

1992

Aircraft Carrier in Landscape, project, Section

Aircraft Carrier in Landscape, project, Section

Hans Hollein

1964

Dymaxion Dwelling Machine project, Wichita House (Study for air circulation: plan and sections)

Dymaxion Dwelling Machine project, Wichita House (Study f...

R. Buckminster Fuller

1945

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Site plan and section, final version

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Swede...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

1937

Labyrinth City, project, Aerial perspective and section

Labyrinth City, project, Aerial perspective and section

Leon Krier

1971

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, National Assembly Building: plan and sketches

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1963

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, View of theater arch with garage entrance from below

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, View of thea...

James Stirling

1978

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: exterior elevation and section

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: ...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

1935

Art and Architecture Building, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Art and Architecture Building, Yale University, New Haven...

Paul Rudolph

1958

Universal City, project, Sectional perspective

Universal City, project, Sectional perspective

Raimund Abraham

1966

Pedestrian City project, Hypostyle Courtyard (Developed plan and section elevations)

Pedestrian City project, Hypostyle Courtyard (Developed p...

Roger C. Ferri

1979

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy

Friedrich St. Florian

1965-66

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Episode 3: The Tower (The Fall)

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Ep...

Bernard Tschumi

1979

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Episode 3: The Tower (The Fall)

The Manhattan Transcripts Project, New York, New York, Ep...

Bernard Tschumi

1979

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Sketches of main hall

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Sketches of main hall

Arata Isozaki

1992

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Sketches for main hall

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Sketches for main hall

Arata Isozaki

1992

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Preliminary sketches

Nara Convention Hall, Nara, Japan, Preliminary sketches

Arata Isozaki

1992

Tokyo International Forum, 1989-1996, Tokyo, Japan, East elevation of theater structures, sketch

Tokyo International Forum, 1989-1996, Tokyo, Japan, East ...

Rafael Viñoly

1989

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Preliminary sketches of the Citadel of the Assembly

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangla...

Louis I. Kahn

1962

Church of Solitude Project, New York, NY (Transverse section)

Church of Solitude Project, New York, NY (Transverse sect...

Gaetano Pesce

1974–1977

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two People, project, Axonometric section

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two ...

Gaetano Pesce

1971

German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spain, Horizontal column section

German Pavilion, International Exposition, Barcelona, Spa...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1929

IIT Library and Administration Building, Chicago, IL, (Ve...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

c. 1946-47

IIT Alumni Memorial Hall (Navy Building), Chicago, IL, (V...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

c. 1946-47