38 Architectural Renderings You Won't Believe Are Fake

38 Architectural Renderings You Won't Believe Are Fake

Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings—solid, tangible structures. These images, however, depict views of spaces that have only ever existed in silico—and they’re breathtaking.

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Mayan Modernism: Designs for a huge museum of Mayan Culture, planned for completion in Guatemala Cit

Mayan Modernism: Designs for a huge museum of Mayan Culture, planned for completion in Guatemala City by 2017, are "inspired by the language of Mayan temple architecture," according to its architects. I wonder if the jungle overgrowth comes included. [Over,Under and Harry Gugger Studio]

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At first glance, this winning design for a mixed-used complex in Zhejiang Province design by Liu Xis

At first glance, this winning design for a mixed-used complex in Zhejiang Province design by Liu Xisang seems like just another glassy tower project. But take a closer look at the facades, which are laced with a network of outdoor spaces spiraling upwards to connect the ground floor to the roof with a—nearly—continuous path of green. [DesignBoom]

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A Children’s Treasury of Insane Designs for Kazakhstan’s World Expo

A Children's Treasury of Insane Designs for Kazakhstan's World Expo

The architectural rendering is a subtle knife. It can be used to convince, intimidate, and generate laffs—or all three at once, if you’re really good. Such is the case with this collection of renderings, which show proposed designs for the upcoming 2017 World Expo in Kazakhstan.

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Which Side of This Picture Is Real and Which Side of It Is CGI?

One side of this picture is a real photograph, the other side is CGI. With CGI getting better and better, it’s almost becoming undistinguishable with real life. Which side do you think is real? The right or the left? More »