World’s best architectural photography 2017

Twenty photographs have been revealed as the shortlist for this year’s prestigious Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards. The shortlist will be whittled down to one winner at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin. It's held from November 15-17 and is aimed at interior designers and architects.

Fabio Mantovani from Bologna in Italy entered the competition with this mesmerising shot of the Choi Hung Estate in Hong Kong

The bunker-like Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Bolzano, South Tyrol in Italy, was created by Zaha Hadid Architects and captured by Tom Roe from Melbourne

Temporary arrangement: Tom Stahl from San Francisco has been shortlisted in the Sense of Place category for this shot of the Black Rock Lighthouse Service at Burning Man festival in Nevada

The peaceful Folk Art Museum, China Academy of Arts in Hangzhou, China, was designed by Kengo Kuma. Terrence Zhang entered it into the Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards

Shards of light create an otherworldly effect on this swimming pool in China. Terrence Zhang entered this shot, taken at the New Campus of Tianjin University, into the Interior category

All white on the night: The judges have shortlisted this calming image from the Tianrenhe Museum, Hangzhou, China, in the Interior category
Circle of light: The Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark was designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Olafur Eliasson. David Borland from London captured this colourful shot

Forget Apple's campus, this is the Samsung Electronics HQ building in San Jose, California. David Crawford from California took the shot
This calming shot of a modernist hotel in Ayutthaya, Thailand, has been shortlisted for the Exterior category

David and Goliath: The north wall of the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, dwarfs these leftover homes on a deserted lot

The Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo by architects Kazuyo Sejima is an angular but welcoming space for families

This large scale housing development in Singapore makes for a mesmerising shot

Imagine training here. The students of Tianjin University get to use this incredible gym space, a photo of which was entered into the competition by Terrence Zhang


“More than just informing people about the existence of such places, the best architectural photography go beyond that and entice people to learn more about the buildings, cities, and landscapes – maybe even booking a flight to see them firsthand. That feeling hit me on numerous occasions,” said jury member John Hill.
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