unverbindliche visualisierung

13:32 Aug 27, 2014 

I think "architectural visualisation" is pretty much spot on unless you need a more general term (if the image is not a building etc.). In this case "rendered image" would work well.

Michael: yes, it means the image is computer generated and deviates ( will deviate if it hasn´t been built yet) from the actual "real life" object. "Non binding" means the end result/real thing may differ from the visualisation. Hence customers will be less likely to be successful in the conduct of a legal complaint about later (minor) deviations from the visualisation. Also the expression is meant to make the viewer aware of the fact that the image is not a photo/realistic representation of something. I would think that Inga is dealing with some kind of real estate or travel brochure and it may be important to use images of things which are not being built or finished yet, but may be in the near future.

12:32 Aug 27, 2014 

this has got anything to do with it: http://www.nova-liegenschaften.de/files/11019_cardinalplatz_... - then this project does not actually exist yet, or the file was written at a point when it didn't. The usual terminology employed in such cases would be 'architectural visualisation' or 'architectural rendering': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_rendering

@Inge - does this street scene actually exist yet?

12:18 Aug 27, 2014 

For me, the term "unverbindliche Visualisierung" seems generally out of place in a tourist brochure.
Is it a photograph or a sketch or a computer-generated image?
One possible solution that comes to mind is, for example, that they are using a stock photo or an image related to a specific hotel to depict the neighborhood surrounding a different hotel (or a variety of potential hotels). What is meant would thus be something along the lines of "actual location may differ from that depicted in the photograph".
What purpose does the image serve (i.e., why does it make sense to describe it as "non-binding")?

10:06 Aug 27, 2014 

Maybe simply illustration will do the job if you feel that Johannas proposition is too long. Whenever you see the term you are most likely to deal with an computer generated image not an actual photo. Hence illustration will cover it (also the legal aspect: preventing customers from complaining if the real thing deviates from what was displayed in the brochure).

22:28 Aug 26, 2014 

My presumption would be that it is a note to the graphic designer of the brochure and they forgot to replace it prior to printing with the proper caption.

21:44 Aug 26, 2014 

worth thinking about and sometimes it's not about the words

21:40 Aug 26, 2014 

Thanks David. I like that option too. Going to have another think about it

21:20 Aug 26, 2014 

Hi David, there really is no context other than what I mentioned: its a tourist brochure for Berlin and there is a picture of an image of a street corner with lots of shops

21:11 Aug 26, 2014 

if we have no more context, very hard to give you any suitable deas

20:48 Aug 26, 2014 

we need more context to get the idea