How to make an architecture presentation board with AI
Shaun McCallum
September 29, 2026Crit Space puts every render, detail shot and clip for a project on one board, so the presentation comes together while you design.
Update, 13 October 2026: Crit Space is now open to every Fenestra account. Read the launch post for everything that's new.
Most projects run to twenty options before the final render, plus the sketch they started from, a clip for the client and notes someone scribbled over the top. The presentation board is where all of that turns into one story.
Crit Space is Fenestra's infinite canvas for AI rendering. You generate the images for your board and lay them out in the same place, so by the time the design is ready, so is most of the presentation.
What is an architecture presentation board?
An architecture presentation board is a single layout that tells the story of a design. A good one usually has:
- A lead image that sells the idea in one look
- Context, showing the building in its site or the room in its setting
- Supporting angles that answer the questions the lead image raises
- Details and materials, close up
- Light and time, such as the same view at dusk or in winter
- Short notes or drawings that explain the thinking
The order matters as much as the images. A board should read from the big picture down to the detail.
How do you make a presentation board with AI?
Here's one project going from a text prompt to a client presentation, start to finish:
- Generate the lead render. Start from a text prompt, or drag in a 3D model and render the view you want.
- Branch the variations. Pull a new generator off the lead image for an evening version, another season or a different material, and keep the original alongside.
- Get the supporting shots. Multi Shot turns one render into nine new camera angles, close-ups and detail shots in a single generation.
- Add motion. Animate between two frames, such as morning to evening, for a clip that plays next to the stills.
- Choose the board. Group the strongest images into a section and leave notes on the ones that need another pass.
- Share it. Invite your team to the board, or create a public link so a client can see the whole thing.
If your final board is a printed sheet, Crit Space is where you choose the images. Download the ones you need and lay them out in your usual layout tool.
Mood board or presentation board?
A mood board comes first. It collects references, materials and precedents to set the direction. A presentation board comes last and shows the design you landed on.
In Crit Space they can share a canvas. Upload your references at the start of the board and generate from them, and the mood board ends up sitting next to the renders it led to. That's useful in a review, because anyone can see where an idea came from.
Why build the board in Crit Space?
Studio, the Fenestra you may already use, works one render at a time. Crit Space lays everything out on one canvas instead:
- Renders, variations, video and sketches side by side, so every option for a project is in view at once
- Compare two versions directly instead of flicking between tabs
- Draw and annotate on the board to mark up what should change before you generate the next version
- Pick up where you left off, because the board stays as you left it, project by project
It gets more useful when someone else needs to see the work. This is a shared board, embedded. Move around it the way a client would.
How do I start?
Crit Space is on for every Fenestra account. Open a project, choose Crit Space and start from one of the presets, or right-click to add your first node. The Crit Space documentation walks through each preset step by step.
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