At RECORD, we frequently find ourselves doing double takes to determine whether an image is a photograph or an uncannily lifelike rendering. Often, these hyper-real images depend on a token cast of characters—coffee-swigging urbanites, couples strolling hand-in-hand, pin-thin women, or a child perched atop Dad's shoulders—that make our eyes glaze over. Yet in this digital age of realistic renderings, architects are increasingly distinguishing themselves by a more flamboyant aesthetic, infusing designs with humor, fantasy, nostalgia, and even a dead celebrity or two.
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