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Unfortunately, circular conversations went like this.Īrchitect: “Here is what your building will look like!” A computer rendering is proudly presented.Ĭlient: “ Wow, it looks so real already. Architects expected clients to be thrilled by the fetishized images washed in idealized sun and reflections, over saturated with colors and faux material. High gloss images were produced to convincingly sell the design idea. With the pretense of a presentation image looking sort of like physical reality, the clients stared too closely at the computer-produced rendering. Computer rendering of Chengdu Financial Center, Chengdu, China, by 5+ Design (rendering by Mike Amaya)īut the early versions challenged clients ( here and here).
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Nonetheless, it wasn’t long after the design industry embraced digital technology that rendering software would allow architects to represent their two-dimensional drawings as images suggesting the real thing-as if the project was built and someone took a photograph. These days, CADD or CAD sounds as archaic as labeling something “space age” or “high tech.” Computer rendering of Kinrgy / Julianne Hough, West Hollywood, California, by Poon Design (rendering by Lukas Ruzbasan) The acronym CADD, or simply CAD in recent years, promised a technological future. The Brave New World was Computer-Aided Design and Drafting. Hand sketch with markers and color pencils of Escena Residence I-3, Palm Springs, California, by Poon Design (drawing by Anthony Poon)Ĭome the 60s and 70s, and IBM Drafting System introduced something that forever changed how architects designed and communicated ideas. The act of drawing, where the felt tip of a marker tracked along a softly textured surface of vellum, that in itself was an event of artistry and physicality. The illustration was not burdened with capturing every last detail. Falling Water, by Frank Lloyd Wright (drawing from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, The Museum of Modern Art, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)ĭrawing was an intuitive process, where a few loose but curated lines could imply the Big Idea. Sometimes meticulous and detailed, other times expressive and abstract-handmade presentations communicated the design vision for a client. Long before the advent of technology, architects drew by hand-ink on paper, for example. For better or for worse, that same hand uses a computer these days. To capture the spirit of a proposed architectural design, the human hand once held a pencil. Hand sketch with colored pencils of Villa Sunset, Beverly Hills, California, by Martin / Poon Architects (drawing by Anthony Poon)