Even though a solid majority of architectural visualizations adhere to similar style guidelines, that doesn't mean you have to follow suit. Unless, of course, you want to (or your boss is forcing you). Either way, there are many resources out there to help you create visualizations in any style you want, and we've compiled 13 super-useful sites to help you give your unbuilt creations a human—or canine—touch. The number of sites dedicated to representing the diversity of the world's 7.6 billion inhabitants is growing, which means that our readers from outside of the Nordic countries have solid, appropriate options for populating their renderings. And if you're in the market for something edgier than the painstakingly-cut photo of a real person, sites like ARTCUTOUT and cutoutmix provide less realistic, more artistic alternatives.
escalalatina
ARTCUTOUT
pngimg.com
SKALGUBBAR
NONSCANDINAVIA
CUTOUT LIFE
SKALGUBBRASIL
MRCUTOUT.COM
cutoutmix
Ronen Bekerman & Case3D
XOIO AIR
3NTA
IMMEDIATE ENTOURAGE (FREEMIUM)
A Library of Downloadable Architecture Drawings in DWG Format
Looking for some quick references or ways to spice up your drawings? Fire up Google Translate or brush the dust off your Italian to take advantage of this comprehensive vector/dwg/architecture drawing resource site! provides a number of free CAD blocks, downloadable CAD plans and DWG files, for you to study or use in precedent research.
LineCAD Offers Solid Collection of Free Architecture CAD Blocks (No Strings Attached)
The people have spoken and the message is clear: "We want CAD blocks, reference drawings in DWG format and templates of all kinds!" Well, feast your eyes on this latest discovery, www.linecad.com. The site is a catch-all for downloadable DWGs and blocks whose scope even goes beyond architecture.
