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Presentation board

Meaning in architecture, with examples

nounCore term

In architecture, presentation board means: A large sheet, often A1 or A0, on which drawings, images, diagrams and short texts are arranged to present a project to a jury, client or competition.

In Turkish: pafta, sunum paftası

How it is used

Students lay out, print, pin up and present boards, and competitions limit how many boards you can submit. Often just called 'boards'. Good boards have a clear hierarchy, from the main image down to the details.

Example sentences

  1. The competition allows three A1 presentation boards in landscape format.

  2. Put the main perspective at the top of your first presentation board.

Common collocations

  • A1 presentation board
  • board layout
  • print the boards
  • pin up the boards
  • renderTo produce a realistic or atmospheric image of a design from a 3D model, using software that calculates light, materials and shadows.
  • juryA panel of tutors and invited architects who review students' projects and give feedback and grades, or a panel that judges a design competition.
  • portfolioA selected collection of an architect's or student's best work, such as projects, drawings, models and images, used to apply for jobs, schools or competitions.
  • pin upTo fix drawings and boards to a wall with pins so that a tutor, jury or team can look at them and discuss them together.
  • perspectiveA drawing or image that shows a space as the human eye sees it, with lines meeting at vanishing points so that distant objects look smaller.

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