2017 Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards

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Sense of place: Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong, photographed by Fabio Mantovani.

Sense of place: Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong, photographed by Fabio Mantovani.

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Sense of place: Folk Art Museum, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China, by Kengo Kuma, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

Sense of place: Folk Art Museum, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China, by Kengo Kuma, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

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Sense of place: Messner Mountain Museum Corones, South Tyrol, Italy, by Zaha Hadid Architects, photographed by Tom Roe.

Sense of place: Messner Mountain Museum Corones, South Tyrol, Italy, by Zaha Hadid Architects, photographed by Tom Roe.

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Sense of place: Black Rock Lighthouse Service at Burning Man, Nevada, USA, photographed by Tom Stahl.

Sense of place: Black Rock Lighthouse Service at Burning Man, Nevada, USA, photographed by Tom Stahl.

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Sense of place: Museum of the Pop Culture (formerly known as the EMP Museum), Seattle, USA, by Frank Gehry, photographed by Conchi Martínez.

Sense of place: Museum of the Pop Culture (formerly known as the EMP Museum), Seattle, USA, by Frank Gehry, photographed by Conchi Martínez.

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Buildings in use: Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

Buildings in use: Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

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Buildings in use: ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Olafur Eliasson, photographed by David Borland.

Buildings in use: ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Olafur Eliasson, photographed by David Borland.

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Buildings in use: Selegie House, Singapore, by the Housing and Development Board, photographed by Siyuan Ma.

Buildings in use: Selegie House, Singapore, by the Housing and Development Board, photographed by Siyuan Ma.

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Buildings in use: Derby Arena Velodrome, UK, by Faulkner Brown Architects, photographed by Martine Hamilton.

Buildings in use: Derby Arena Velodrome, UK, by Faulkner Brown Architects, photographed by Martine Hamilton.

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Buildings in use: Office building, Beijing, China, photographed by Tom Stahl.

Buildings in use: Office building, Beijing, China, photographed by Tom Stahl.

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Exterior: Bosjes Chapel, Ceres, Cape Town, South Africa, by Steyn Studio, photographed by Adam Letch.

Exterior: Bosjes Chapel, Ceres, Cape Town, South Africa, by Steyn Studio, photographed by Adam Letch.

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Exterior: Samsung Electronics HQ building in San Jose, California, USA, by NBBJ, photographed by David Crawford.

Exterior: Samsung Electronics HQ building in San Jose, California, USA, by NBBJ, photographed by David Crawford.

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Exterior: SALA Ayutthaya Hotel, Thailand, by Onion, photographed by Wison Tungthunya.

Exterior: SALA Ayutthaya Hotel, Thailand, by Onion, photographed by Wison Tungthunya.

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Exterior: Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokyo, Japan, by Kazuyo Sejima, photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu.

Exterior: Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokyo, Japan, by Kazuyo Sejima, photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu.

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Exterior: North wall of the Revel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, photographed by Brian Rose.

Exterior: North wall of the Revel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, photographed by Brian Rose.

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Interior: Ponte City Apartments, Johannesburg, South Africa, photographed by Ryan Koopmans.

Interior: Ponte City Apartments, Johannesburg, South Africa, photographed by Ryan Koopmans.

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Interior: Dongzhuang Building Museum of the Western Regions, China, by Xinjiang Wind Architectural Design & Research Institute, photographed by Yao Li.

Interior: Dongzhuang Building Museum of the Western Regions, China, by Xinjiang Wind Architectural Design & Research Institute, photographed by Yao Li.

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Interior: Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

Interior: Gymnasium of the New Campus of Tianjin University, China, by Atelier Li Xinggang, photographed by Terrence Zhang.

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Interior: Tianrenhe Museum, Hangzhou, China, by HHDFUN, photographed by Zhenfei Wang.

Interior: Tianrenhe Museum, Hangzhou, China, by HHDFUN, photographed by Zhenfei Wang.

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Interior: Baan Mom private residence, Bangkok, Thailand, by Integrated Field.

Interior: Baan Mom private residence, Bangkok, Thailand, by Integrated Field.

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The shortlist of 20 stunning architectural images has been announced for the 2017 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards.

The awards aims to highlight the expertise of specialist architectural photographers, who translate architecture into understandable 2D terms that explain the detail, character and environment of each project.

The annual award presents prizes in four categories – Exteriors, Interiors, Sense of Place, and Building in Use.

The shortlist was selected by a panel of judges that included Royal Academy of Arts curator Kate Goodwin, Klein Dytham Architecture founders Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein, photographers Richard Bryant and Matt Emmett, and designer Andrew Chen.

The 20 shortlisted images will be exhibited at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Berlin between 15 and 17 November, with an overall winner announced at the event’s gala dinner. A selection of the shortlisted entries will also feature in an exhibition at Sto Werkstatt, London, in 2018.

See the slideshow above for the 20 shortlisted images.


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