Architectural renderings are "troublesome and problematic" says Es Devlin
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
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WOJR visualises sculptural House of Horns for Northern California
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
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Giles Miller and Forbes Massie visualise slate-shingled hideaway
Designer Giles Miller worked alongside visualiser Forbes Massie to create this concept for a public artwork clad in moveable slate shingles. More
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The Boundary releases visuals of "pi-in-the-sky" luxury hotel in the Sonoran Desert
British visualisation studio The Boundary has created a series of renderings depicting a "super luxury" hotel planned for a secret site in Arizona's Sonoran desert. More
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13 skyscrapers set to transform City of London skyline by 2026
These new renderings reveal how the City of London skyline is set to look within the next decade, with the addition of 13 skyscrapers, including one expected to be 290 metres high. More
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Splayed shipping containers form Joshua Tree Residence conceived by James Whitaker
An office comprising a cluster of angled shipping containers, proposed for a site in Germany by James Whitaker but never realised, is now being built as a home in the California desert. More
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S&T Architects designs poolside retreat in Ukrainian mountains
Ukrainian studio S&T Architects has released detailed renders showing its design for a summer retreat in the Carpathian Mountains, comprising two concrete and glass buildings that face each other across a swimming pool. More
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Richard Keep and Henry Goss unveil plans for Nairobi tower in rainy renderings
These foggy renderings by The Boundary forego the stereotypical blue-sky backdrop to depict a wedge-shaped tower by Richard Keep Architects and Henry Goss Architects, which has just been granted planning permission in Nairobi, Kenya. More
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Dezeen's new Pinterest board showcases a variety of architectural visualisations
While some architects opt for super-realistic renderings of their designs, others prefer more atmospheric, painterly images – but you can see a wide variety of both styles on our new Pinterest board, including this conceptual tower drawn up by visualiser Forbes Massie. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Lázaro presents loft-style house in visuals that "go beyond hyper-realistic"
These renderings by visualisation studio VER depict a board-marked concrete house with factory-like glazing, which Mexican architecture studio Lázaro is planning to build in the city of Uruapan. More
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Ström Architects reveals hyper-realistic renderings for pair of Swedish island villas
Two timber-clad villas – one dark and the other silvery grey – balance over a steep hillside on the Swedish island of Lidingö, in these intricately rendered visuals of the project by Ström Architects. More
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CL3VER launches virtual tour of Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
Those unable to visit Mies van der Rohe's iconic Barcelona Pavilion can now tour the building remotely through a virtual-reality experience created by architectural visualisation studio CL3VER. More
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Giles Miller and Forbes Massie imagine towering monument with walls of offset bricks
Designer Giles Miller has worked with visualiser Forbes Massie to draw up designs for a huge monument with a cross-shaped plan and textured brick walls. More
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Frank Lloyd Wright's unbuilt Trinity Chapel brought to life in images by David Romero
An unbuilt chapel by Frank Lloyd Wright has been realised in these colour visualisations by architect David Romero, featuring red walkways, a green shingle spire and stained-glass windows. More
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Monument by RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon will commemorate "Dutch struggle against water"
RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon have revealed plans for a monument commemorating the huge feat of engineering behind the Dutch Delta Works – a vast network of dams, sluices, locks and levees designed to prevent flooding in the Netherlands. More
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Sinuous buildings curve around tiered gardens in housing concept by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Curving blocks overlap to create the sinuous form of this conceptual house, designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos to frame seven tiered gardens in Spain. More
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David Romero recreates Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in colour visualisations
Architect David Romero has created colour visualisations of a pair of now-demolished Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, previously only visible in black-and-white photographs. More
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Reiulf Ramstad designs angular wooden cabins for a Norwegian valley
These atmospheric renderings reveal designs by Oslo-based Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter for a pair of angular holiday cabins in the Norwegian countryside. More
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CGI artist Forbes Massie explains his approach in new film by Eizo ColorEdge
Dezeen promotion: this film by Eizo ColorEdge follows visualisation artist Forbes Massie as he describes his studio's methods for creating images that "your grandmother falls in love with" (+ movie). More
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Alpine chapel designed by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos as a giant light funnel
This proposal for a concrete chapel by Joaquim Portela Arquitetos is designed to reach up towards the sky from its site in the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More
