Introduction

Abstract

The depiction of architecture is an old art, it plays an outstanding role in the culture of architecture — not least of all with projects that were never realized. The desire to shape the sphere of what is possible, or even the visionary aspects of a building structure on paper, canvas or on screen — the omnipresence of computers having led to an exponential increase in this desire — is the underlying motivation of this art. This makes it ever more difficult for those creating these depictions to define, develop and hone what was earlier known as a “style,” to perfection. The tools change all too quickly, and it isn’t easy to keep things in perspective, or differentiate between what is useful and useless.