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Render

Meaning in architecture, with examples

/ˈrendər/verbCore term

In architecture, render means: To produce a realistic or atmospheric image of a design from a 3D model, using software that calculates light, materials and shadows.

In Turkish: render almak, görselleştirmek

How it is used

Used constantly in studios and offices before presentations. You render a view, an interior or an aerial; the result is a render (UK) or rendering (US), also called a visualisation or CGI.

Example sentences

  1. I'm rendering the night view now; it should finish in about an hour.

  2. The client loved the rendered interiors but asked for warmer lighting.

Common collocations

  • render a view
  • rendered image
  • photorealistic render
  • render settings
  • 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.
  • modelA small three-dimensional version of a building or site, made of card, wood, foam or 3D-printed parts, used to study a design or to present it.
  • presentation boardA 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.
  • BIMShort for building information modelling: designing with a shared 3D model in which each element, such as a wall or window, carries data like material, size and cost.

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