Drawings: From
Crayons to CAD
The architects who practised in Pune from the 1940's to the 1990's have been part
of a metamorphosis in terms of architectural drawing styles. Starting with hand-drawn and hand-rendered
presentation drawings to digitally produced renderings, one can see many different technological advancements in
the way drawings are presented to the client. From the thickness and transparency of the paper to the various
media, inks, chemical printing and digital prints; one can see a rate of change like no other period in time.
The evolution of the now ubiquitous digital drawings is also interesting in that it starts as a means of
replicating hand-drawings and evolves into a base to be rendered upon by hand to finally a self-sufficient
medium.
Drawings: From
Crayons to CAD
The architects who practised in Pune from the 1940's to the 1990's have been part
of a metamorphosis in terms of architectural drawing styles. Starting with hand-drawn and hand-rendered
presentation drawings to digitally produced renderings, one can see many different technological advancements in
the way drawings are presented to the client. From the thickness and transparency of the paper to the various
media, inks, chemical printing and digital prints; one can see a rate of change like no other period in time.
The evolution of the now ubiquitous digital drawings is also interesting in that it starts as a means of
replicating hand-drawings and evolves into a base to be rendered upon by hand to finally a self-sufficient
medium.
Coloured rendering of
revival style apartments
Yet another couple of decades have passed since the diazo printing. We now have
rendering as a form of
advertisement. Not only do these views of the Mughal Gardens building by the architects Space Designers'
Syndicate give the client or user an idea of what the final building will look like, it is also used as a means
to sell the design to prospective buyers. In order to make the view as realistic as possible, the rendering
techniques are more heavy-handed than they ever have been. Light washes depicting the sky have become detailed
cloudscapes and human outlines are realistic and three-dimensional.