Activity 5.4.1: Elevations are drawings that are used
to visually explain details that would be too difficult or
tedious to explain with words. Think about how much time would
be wasted if an architect had to be at the building site
explaining where to put the colored tile on a wall and what the
final design should look like or where to mount the towel bars
in a bathroom. Also, imagine how much time it would take to go
around a building and mark where all the exterior lighting or
shutters should be mounted. Elevations eliminate the need for
verbal explanations that can often be misunderstood with
individual instructions. Elements that are found on elevations
are those that are touching the surface or elevation is being
drawn from.
