Rendering Class Rendering class is being taught by Gary Barron, adjunct professor. An architectural rendering or drawing is a source of communication. A good drawing will enhance the quality of the design, but the drawing has intrinsic merit in itself. It too needs to be beautiful.
Architecture begins with marks on a sheet of paper.
As the sketch develops, the form and design develop. We need to control the process while allowing the process the freedom to lead us onto many possible paths. Ink, pencil, crayon, and water color are traditional media which the architect has used on a variety of different surfaces, including tracing paper, presentation and poster board and water color paper to produce architectural renderings. Lately, the computer has been added to the presentation arsenal, allowing for the complex manipulation of visual images. The new course at Ward College in rendering preparation shows the student how to use visual communications as a tool to complement oral presentation.