INTERNATIONAL RENDERING COMPETITION
RENDER CHALLENGE
RESULT
RENDER CHALLENGE
Editorial reflection
Presentation skills are just as important as designing; one of the best mediums to present your architectural designs is through rendering. Architectural rendering aims to create life-like experiences of the buildings before they are built. Rendering aids the designer to convey ideas, an image that represents the designers' imagination most realistically.
Archiol’s 2021 Render Challenge received 113 entries, Scroll down to see the finest of architectural graphics from participants from all over the world.
EXPERTS
Jury Panel
Distinguished architects from around the world evaluate submissions with rigorous professional standards and creative insight.
01 First Place
Winner
Forest fires
Jiaman Xu, Ruiheng Zeng & Xiaoxin Wang
"Strong concept addressing a real world problem in an imaginative image. One can smell the smoke hovering over the forest. We get a peek at the inner workings of these towers of refuge. I can hear Ravel’s “Bolero” as fauna spiral to safety in the shelters."
"A modern mythology that explores a design concept for the times and of the times."
02 Second Place
Remarkable
Ice Towers
Antonella Marzi, Chiara Marzi & Marta Dituri
"The motion of the water against the rocky shoreline and concrete companionway; the icy blue countering the washed out landscape; and the light force striking the towers reinforce a dynamic image of form v. nature."
"A modern exploration for the possibility of human life under the sea in a resource deprived world.."
Honourable Mention
Zhixiang Xia
"This dark, sinuous image visualizes the mystery of the brain as a physical space. I would like to see more of the sparks of light–implying the working of the mind. The portrayal of people is fixed and solid; they might have been portrayed more like spirits in contrast to the metallic surfaces of the brain.
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"An interesting concept that explores the loop typology between thought and design."
Honourable Mention
Tim Chen
"This work powerfully paints an image of a dusty bustling hive of life and activity on an inhospitable red planet. My only concern is that with this large of a community on Mars, why does it look so much like a manufacturing facility or chemical plant? I think there was an opportunity to imagine a new architecture on the red planet.
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"A thoughtful exploration for ‘life on Mars’."
Celebrating Potential
Shortlisted Entries
Innovative ideas that stood out among hundreds of entries and earned a place in the final shortlist.
Reality is merely an illusion _ Aditya Bhole
Echoes of Nirvana_ Chang Wu
In the middle of Mediterranean sea_ Patricija Gjugjaj
Parallel 2077_ Lingfang Shao
House on a Pavilion _ Tanvi Daga
What is a vertical city _Xinyu Li
_ Davide Cannone & Ilaria Impagnatiello
The Blurred Forest _ HAOXIAN CAI
Residential Energy Gathering Ring _ Wenqi Fan
Non-To-Scale Megastructures: Where Man Meets the Machine _ Mohamad Alamin Younis
Gaotai Residential _Bó Hú & Yixuan Yang
“parts of a whole”_ Lingjing Shi
A roundabout near the entrance of a small city_ Ioulianos Angelos Karantzios
_ Shreyash Gupta
_ Florian Mladek
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