Miami design brand Field Tiles is using the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration as a platform to unveil renderings of its debut tile collection in fantastically vibrant settings. More about Monochromatic renders showcase handmade Field Tiles collection
As the coronavirus pandemic puts a halt on all travel plans, Child Studio has collaborated with Plenaire to envision an idyllic seaside villa for the "perfect holiday". More about Casa Plenaire is an imaginary holiday home for lockdown escapism
After his 3D rendering of a cloud-like armchair went viral on social media last year, Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger has made the Hortensia chair a reality with the help of 20,000 fabric petals. More about Andrés Reisinger turns Insta-famous CGI render into real chair
Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao refuses to produce computer visualisations of designs still in progress. She says that making collages helps her to develop more exciting buildings. More about "We banned renders" from the design process says Tatiana Bilbao
Designer Antony Gibbon has visualised a conceptual house called Twine, which sits under a wave-like piece of concrete within a landscape of rolling hills. More about Twine house is topped by a twisting continuous concrete slab
An apartment shortlisted for Dezeen Awards has been disqualified after an eagle-eyed commenter noticed that the images submitted were computer renders rather than photos. More about Interior shortlisted for Dezeen Awards disqualified after commenter spots "subtle cues" that images are fake
Digital design studio Squint/Opera has reissued a series of speculative visualisations depicting London in 2090 when climate change has left much of the city under water. More about Flooded London by Squint/Opera depicts "curiously utopian" vision of the city under water
Architectural designer Amey Kandalgaonkar has created renderings of House Inside a Rock, a concept for a modernist concrete house built within a giant rock. More about Amey Kandalgaonkar imagines home built into giant boulder
US studio Jendretzki Design has revealed designs for a boutique eco-resort on a tiny island within greater New York City. More about Jendretzki Design proposes Rat Island eco-retreat for New York City
This set of highly realistic renderings unveil a cabin that American studio WOJR has designed for a forest clearing in Massachusetts, featuring a large pyramidal metal roof set on concrete block walls. More about WOJR envisions House of the Woodland topped with huge roof for Massachusetts forest
Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies. More about Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"
After architectural visualisers received a bad rap from Aaron Betsky and Es Devlin, Troy Hodgson defends his profession and explains why renderings don't always exactly match the finished buildings they portray. More about "The role of the contemporary visualiser is deeply misunderstood"
An architect's tool of choice for visualising designs is not important, says Aaron Betsky, as long as the effects of time and use on the finished creations are considered during the process. More about "It makes no difference whether you draw with Rhino or a Pelikan"
Whether for client meetings or the silver screen, architectural renderings that sell fantasy need to be grounded in ambitions for improving the world, rather than sugar-coated versions of reality, says Aaron Betsky. More about "Renderers, if you can't show us where we are, show us where we might go"
Expanses of glazing meet darkened wood in this contemporary holiday home designed by British practice Ström Architects, which will be erected on the Isle of Wight coast. More about Ström Architects unveils renderings of British seaside getaway
It's inexcusable for architects to create CGIs that don't reflect the social demographic of the area they are designing for, says Margaret Ravenscroft. More about "By failing to represent diversity in CGIs, we are normalising whiteness and othering everything else"
Italian designers Francesca Perani and Claudia Manenti have illustrated 488 scale figures that they are offering for use in architectural drawings, featuring characters of different ages, skin tones and gender identities. More about Cutout Mix is a range of "diverse and inclusive" graphic figures for architectural renderings
Cape Town-based digital artist Alexis Christodoulou has generated a cult following on Instagram with his images of imaginary spaces in pale blues, pinks and yellows. More about Alexis Christodoulou creates dream-like architectural spaces for Instagram
British set designer Es Devlin has questioned the use of renderings to sell property because the glossy images often don't match up with the completed buildings. More about Architectural renderings are "troublesome and problematic" says Es Devlin
American studio WOJR has designed a black house with a roof shaped like half-pipes at a skate park, for a site in Silicon Valley originally earmarked for a Spanish-style residence. More about WOJR visualises sculptural House of Horns for Northern California