As the name suggests, the Architectural Photography Awards are all about celebrating the most mesmerising, mind-melting shots of buildings around the world. Taking photographs of buildings is an art in itself – and the APAs are all about recognising that.
And now the winner of the tenth edition of the Architectural Photography Awards has been announced! In a 23-photograph shortlist that was split into six categories (‘exterior’, ‘interior’, ‘sense of place’, ‘buildings in use’, ‘mobile’ and ‘portfolio’), one pic won out. The shot in question is the one above, which is called ‘Pocket Park in Shanghai, China’ and captures a bunch of dudes resting up in a park designed by Atelier Archmixing. Taken by Guo Zhe, we reckon it was a very worthy winner indeed.
You can have a look at all the runners-up in this year’s APAs here but, in the meantime, here are a few of our favourites from the shortlist.
‘NEST in Dali, China’ by Alex Chan
‘Chapel of Sound in Chengde, China’ by Kangyu Hu
‘Guiyan Temple in Modern City in Wuhan, China’ by Jerry Yu
‘The Labyrinth in Bang Saen beach, Thailand’ by Jiang Zhenyu
‘Shapes of Soul in Milan, Italy’ by Marco Tagliarino
‘Cycling under the circles in Berlin, Germany’ by Marco Tagliarino
‘Architecture 1’ by Stephanie Navailles
‘High Density City in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong’ by William Shum
‘Yuyuan Garden Station in Shanghai, China’ by Zhang Xiuning
Did you see these spellbinding shots, which triumphed at the Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards 2022?
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