Art of Visualization in Building Construction - Communication, Coordination, Regulation, and Budgeting

Oct 24, 2026

The study investigates the importance of drafting in the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry, treating drafting not only as a technical drawing task but as a visual art that turns abstract ideas into construction knowledge. Drafting operates interpretively by requiring judgment to select, organize, and communicate technical, legal, spatial, and financial information, and synthetically by uniting these knowledge forms into a coordinated visual medium. With construction increasingly dependent on digital tools, the literature review examines drafting across communication, coordination, legal compliance, and budgeting, proposing a platform for further research, policy, and training.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages15

Reading Time38 min

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Introduction

Drafting roles in AEC

Digital tools and BIM integration

Drafting for communication across stakeholders

Drafting for regulatory and legal compliance

Drafting for performance-based codes and budgeting

Ultimart: Visual Communication Journal Vol 19 No. 1, June 2026 ISSN: 1979-0716, e-ISSN 2615-8124 Faculty of Art and Design Universitas Multimedia Nusantara ART OF VISUALIZATION IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: DRAFTING AS COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, REGULATION, AND BUDGETING Wendy I. Hakim1 Anggi Rahmad Zulfikar2 Feriza Nadiar3 Fajar Indra Kusuma4 Desy Ratna Arthaningtyas5 Received Apr. 26, 2026; Revised May. 15, 2026; Accepted May. 25, 2026. Abstract: This study investigate the importance of drafting inAEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry. The article goes beyond seeing drafting as a technical task of producing drawings, but as a visual art, as it transform abstract ideas into visual construction knowledge. It is interpretive as drafting requires judgment to select, organise, and to communicate technical, legal, spatial, and financial information. At the same time, drafting is also a synthesis as it brings those four different forms of knowledge altogether to become a unity of coordinated visual medium. Construction industry becomes multifaceted and more dependent on digital tools. Thus, this study brings literatures review from several fields to look at how drafting works in four significant areas. Firstly, it helps diverse professionals communicate. Second, it solves coordination problems. Third, it shows legal compliance. Last, it also supports budgeting. While each of these areas has been studied on its own, few studies connect them all through the role of drafting. This study suggests that drafting is not merely a technical task, but also shapes how construction projects happen. Because of this, the paper argues that professionals in the AEC field need to better understand how drafting affects teamwork, legal processes, and financial planning. The model shown in this paper can be a platform for new research, policy, and training to understand the influence of graphical representations, such as drafting, on the physical construction of buildings. Keywords: drafting; AEC; visual instrument; building construction 1Wendy I. Hakim is a lecturer at The Faculty of Vocational Studies Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). 2AnggiRahmad Zulfikar is a lecturer at The Faculty of Vocational Studies Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). 3Feriza Nadiar is a lecturer at The Faculty of Vocational Studies Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). 4Fajar Indra Kusuma is a lecturer at The Faculty of Vocational Studies Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). 5Desy Ratna Arthaningtyas is a lecturer at The Faculty of Engineering Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Unesa). [e-mail: wendyhakim@unesa.ac.id](e-mail: wendyhakim@unesa.ac.id) [e-mail: anggizulfikar@unesa.ac.id](e-mail: anggizulfikar@unesa.ac.id) [email: ferizanadiar@unesa.ac.id](email: ferizanadiar@unesa.ac.id) [email: fajarkusuma@unesa.ac.id](email: fajarkusuma@unesa.ac.id) [email: fajarkusuma@unesa.ac.id](email: fajarkusuma@unesa.ac.id) Wendy I. Hakim1 Anggi Rahmad Zulfikar2 Feriza Nadiar3 Fajar Indra Kusuma4 Desy Ratna Arthaningtyas5 Art of Visualization in Building Construction: Communication, Coordination, Regulation, and Budgeting Introduction Drafting play a variety of central roles in the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry. We propose that drafting be understood as a means of visualizing ideas as well as something that shapes team communication, coordination, regulatory navigation, and budget management. As AEC work has become increasingly complex and dependent on digital information, drawings have shifted from static drawings to more integrated, systems-based practices (Succar, 2009; Becerik-Gerber & Kensek, 2010) . Tools like Building Information Modeling (BIM) have essentially turned engineering drawings into a common platform linking people, decisions, and data in real time (Bryde, Broquetas, & Volm, 2013) . Increasingly these drawings have been a part of nearly every key decision in the building

FAQs

How does the article define drafting in the AEC industry?

Drafting is presented as a visual means of representing ideas while shaping team communication, coordination, regulatory navigation, and budget management.

What role does BIM and digital information play in drafting?

BIM turns engineering drawings into a shared real-time platform linking people, decisions, and data, and supports integrated geometry, metadata, simulations, code checking, and cost information.

In what four key areas does the paper connect drafting to construction work?

The paper links drafting to communication among professionals, coordination problem solving, legal compliance, and budgeting support.

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