The existing 3D reconstruction methods cannot be effectively applied in architecture domain. A new method that is based on the architectural cartography criterion, techniques of AI and graphics recognition and understanding, is presented for automatic recognition and reconstruction of architectural structures by interpreting three-view drawings. In this method, automatic recognition of the architectural components?contours, integration of semantic information interpreted from symbols and notes etc., and analyzing topology relation of adjacent components are applied to reconstruct the whole building rapidly and effectually.Experimental results show that the method is efficient and accurate for automatic reconstruction of buildings composed of large number of components from their structure drawings with little user correction.