16 Best Architecture Photos of the Year
The Architectural Photography Awards, hosted by Arcaid Images, have announced the winner, runner-up and shortlisted images for this year’s best architecture photos.
Overall Winner: Trollstigen, Norway by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekten
Category: Sense of Place — Images should show buildings or spaces in their wider context and environment. Photographer: Ken Schluchtmann.
Overall Runner-Up: Dalian Congress Centre, China by Coop Himmelblau Architects
Category: Sense of Place — Images should show buildings or spaces in their wider context and environment. Photographer: Duccio Malagamba.
The Blue Planet, Denmark by 3XN
Category: Exteriors — Images should be of the exterior of a building communicating the nature of that building. Photographer: Adam Mork.
Reindeer Pavilion, Norway, by Snohetta
Category: Exterior — Images should be of the exterior of a building communicating the nature of that building. Photographer: Ken Schluchtmann.
Absolute Towers, Canada by MAD Architects
Category: Exterior — Images should be of the exterior of a building communicating the nature of that building. Photographer: Large Bounhar.
Bruder Klaus Kapelle, Germany by Peter Zumthor
Category: Exterior — Images should be of the exterior of a building communicating the nature of that building. Photographer: Tim Van DeVelde.
Dalian Congress Centre, China by Coop Himmelblau Architects
Category: Interior — Images should be of a building interior effectively communicating the space. Photographer: Duccio Malagamba.
Citta del Sole, Rome by Labics
Category: Interior — Images should be of a building interior effectively communicating the space. Photographer: Fernando Guerra.
Liverpool Central Library, England by Austin Smith: Lord
Category: Interior — Images should be of a building interior effectively communicating the space. Photographer: Keith Hunter.
Shanghai Museum of Glass, China by Coordination
Category: Interior — Images should be of a building interior effectively communicating the space. Photographer: Ken Schluchtmann.
Approaching the Shanghai South Railway Station in Shanghai, China
Category: Sense of Place — Images should show buildings or spaces in their wider context and environment. Photographer: James Leynse.
Tungeneset, Norway by Code Arkitektur
Category: Sense of Place — Images should show buildings or spaces in their wider context and environment. Photographer: Ken Schluchtmann.
Olympic Stadium, China by Herzog and de Meuron
Category: Building in Use — Images should show buildings in use by people. Photographer: Duccio Malagamba.
Patio des Escolas, Portugal by Jose Barra and Goncalo Bryne
Category: Building in Use — Images should show buildings in use by people. Photographer: Fernando Guerra.
Shangrila at Glastonbury Festival, England
Category: Building in Use — Images should show buildings in use by people. Photographer: Jim Stephenson.
Market Hall, Ghent, Belgium by Marie-Josée van Hee and Robbrecht & Daem Architects
Category: Building in Use — Images should show buildings in use by people. Photographer: Tim Van DeVelde.
