Architecture

Photo © Sina Kelvani

1st classified

White Door
by Ahmad Kaddourah


'DOORS' are a universal symbol of entry and exit in all the cultures around the world. Geometry and patterns are closely related. They appear everywhere. They interact because the eye is able to pick out patterns. Spotting them is about having an eye for lines and curves.

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Runner up

Flying in the Dark
by Ali Zolghadri


Image of a bird flying from the building. The bird flies through the darkness and lines. In this image, I used the technique of assembling two images.

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Highly commended

Stormy Seas
by Anna Wacker


When architecture imitates nature: in this case, the sea. My vision of Hamburg's famous concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, whose roof resembles waves of a stormy sea. A multiple exposure shot.

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Highly commended

Vanishing Point
by Eduardo Oliva Ramos


A building of modern architecture and its great tower, framed by itself, where the perspective of the elements that compose it, leads the gaze towards the same vanishing point, between lights and shadows.

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Highly commended

Lines
by Peter Pfeiffer


Lines of the detail of a sculpture play around each other. They reflect the light, form shadows and give way to a view of the sky.

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Commended

Future in the City
by Michael Jurek


The Future Museum in Dubai is a pretty new design icon. Each time of the day offers new light condition with surprising effects.

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Commended

Colonnade
by Marcel Van Balken


Architectural spaces in a play of light and shadow form an almost surrealistic decor. Pure black-and-white image in which the photography of architecture begins to take on abstract forms, reinforced by the apparently disproportionate addition of man.

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Commended

Forme e Luci
by Rossella Rossi


Entrata del palazzo residenziale del centro Città del Sole, Roma Tiburtina. Ho isolato questo particolare perché mi è piaciuto l’insieme armonioso di forme e direzioni diverse.

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Commended

Way to Heaven
by Hans Wichmann


The spiral staircase from the Antinori winery in the Chianti region screws its way into the sky like a corkscrew. The rusted steel is reminiscent of the reddish brown of the Tuscan earth.

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Commended

Brutalsim Style
by Klaus Lenzen


A view into the pilgrimage church in Neviges in the western part of Germany, near Düsseldorf. This church was built in the 60s of the last century in the "brutalsim" architectural style.

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Commended

Escher Green
by Gianluca Gianferrari


The new wing of the Palazzo dei Musei in Reggio Emilia, so minimal and pastel, lends itself to images with a dreamlike flavor. Empty spaces, stairs illuminated by colored lights transport you to another dimension.

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Commended

Stages
by Peter Zarkob


This image is intended to symbolise the different stages that a person goes through in his or her life. The photograph was taken at the Real Álcazar in Seville.

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Commended

As Above, So Below
by Henry Do


A new day is on the horizon. Darkness will soon fade and everything will be alright. This creative work combined my aerial shots from Barcelona, taken during the day time and night time. The right arrow was never intended and I was very surprised to see it when creating this work...

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Commended

Monument to the Heroes of the Orzan
by Soraya Sampedro


A sculptural work designed to commemorate three agents who died trying unsuccessfully to rescue a young Slovakian on January 27, 2011 on the Orzán beach in the city of La Coruña.

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Commended

Tower Frame
by Mohammad Dadsetan


This place is one of the most famous towers in Tehran. Its old name was "Shahyad" and now its name is "Azadi". In this picture, one of the guards of the tower is passing by and the "Milad" tower, which is the new tower and symbol of the city, can be seen in the frame of the old t...

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Commended

Sustainability
by Andrius Gudelis


The lonely pine tree standing on the roof of a new modern building in the busy and vibrant city creates the illusion of sustainability.

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