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upstairs Klaus Lenzen
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement
Architecture
Amateur

"upstairs"
This picture was taken at the government district in Berlin



Amsteldok Rob Bekker
Netherlands

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Architecture
Amateur

"Amsteldok"
The last rays of sun shining on the offices at the Amsteldok building



Fire Escape Jack Weingarten
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction
Architecture
Amateur

"Fire Escape"
Weingarten-Jack_Fire Escape



San Francisco Icons Chuck Hebert
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"San Francisco Icons"
Transamerica Pyramid stands along with the Columbus Tower - two of San Francisco's many iconic buildings.



Forms Patrick Zelis
Belgium

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Forms"



Zijg Zag to Orange Suzanne Schwartzman
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Zijg Zag to Orange"
A steep staircase zig zags up to the top floors.



Guitar Hotel Barbara Maker
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Guitar Hotel"
PHOTOGRAPHY WONDER



Pink Mosque Joseph Lungaro
Malta

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Pink Mosque"
The Nasir al-Mulk Mosque also known as the Pink Mosque in Shiraz, Iran , where Architecture, Light & Beauty meet.



Hide and Seek Mik Rossi
Italy

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Hide and Seek"
the Moon trying to hide behind the Eiffel Tower. Found you! (real shot)



Caged Katherine Young
UK

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Caged"
Apartment building in London



Baccarat Casino Emo Gene
Canada

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Baccarat Casino"
Prior to demolition



Street corner in Vienna Shifra Levyathan
Israel

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Street corner in Vienna"



Love of Curves 1.0 Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Love of Curves 1.0"



HLTR SKLTR James Abell
UK

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"HLTR SKLTR"



The Light of Venice Aubra Franklin
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"The Light of Venice"



underground helix Franz Sussbauer
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"underground helix"
Staircase of an emergency exit at the tube in Munich.



Abandoned Nicola Roberto
Italy

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Abandoned"



Central Mosque Cologne Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Central Mosque Cologne"



D-Love 3 Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"D-Love 3"



Hotel Goodwin James Meldrum
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Hotel Goodwin"



Beauharnois Bridge Marianna Armata
Canada

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Beauharnois Bridge"



Sainte Chapelle Mik Rossi
Italy

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Sainte Chapelle"
Full view of the Sainte Chapelle in paris



the palm Renate Wasinger
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"the palm"



The Polygon Peter Wingerter
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"The Polygon"
The polygon stands on a former mine slagheap as a memorial to the past of mining culture in Germany. The polygon is over 20m tall and each side has different lengths and looks different from each side



Fishing Huts Mitchell Anolik
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Fishing Huts"



Universiade Pavilion Emo Gene
Canada

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Universiade Pavilion"



Rotation Henry Eicken
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Rotation"
One of the most beautiful stairwells in the Kontorhaus-district in Hamburg/Germany. The stairwell of the Sprinkenhof.



lecture room Marco Enderli
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"lecture room"



Hidden church Rob Bekker
Netherlands

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Hidden church"
This church bell is only revealed from this side a few days per year when the sun is rising at just the right angle.



Swing I Michael Koester
Germany

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Swing I "



Gravity Pierre Neret
France

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Gravity"
The framework of this room reminded me of the artworks of artist Gordon Matta-Clark in his work on anarchitecture which defines a process of space imbalance between construction and deconstruction.



Oakland Cathedral Barry Brukoff
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Oakland Cathedral"
THIS IMAGE WAS RECORDED WHILE I WAS SHOOTING A SERIES ON THIS AMAZING RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED CATHEDRAL BY SOM ARCHITECTS.



Let there be light Barbara Maker
USA

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"Let there be light"
Capturing Light



small house Raphael Seiler
Switzerland

Honorable Mention
Architecture
Amateur

"small house"
Small house, big scenery



Color Aleksandr Stikhin
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Color"
Different color in Brooklyn



Manarola Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Manarola"
This is an image of Manarola, one of the small towns in Cinque Terre, Italy.



3 people and a yellow cube Annemarie Jacques
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"3 people and a yellow cube"



Tower of Pisa Arvid Fimreite
Norway

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Tower of Pisa"
Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 2018



Timeless Ayse Ebru Yardimci
Turkey

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Timeless"



Afternoon shadows Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Afternoon shadows"
Afternoon shadows on shed wall



Stairway To Heaven Bill Rosenberg
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Stairway To Heaven"
The winding stairs around the outside of an oil storage tank. Leading to where?



Anzac Parade Memorial Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Anzac Parade Memorial"



Carillon in the Gloaming Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Carillon in the Gloaming"



Opposites Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Opposites"
Image was taken in Rockingham Western Australia with a Sony A7R3 with a 100mm macro lens. SS1/160 sec, f/10, 100mm, ISO 160



Straight Lines Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Straight Lines"
Image taken in Perth Western Australia with a Sony A7R3 and a 50mm lens. SS 1/125 sec, f/6.3, 50mm, ISO 100.



Imaginarium Carlos Ramiro
Thailand

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Imaginarium"
Imaginarium is a large project that I am still working on, they are photographs taken from the escalators of shopping malls, My purpose with this idea is creating science fiction and futuristic images



Blue Angles Carol Rusinek
Canada

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Blue Angles"



Blue Door Carol Schiraldi
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Blue Door "
A bold blue door in Oia on the Greek island of Santorini



Three Windows on Red Carol Schiraldi
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Three Windows on Red "
Three windows on a red house, Lima, Peru



Christmas Balls Chalkiadakis Michail
Greece

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Christmas Balls"



Day 81 Charlotte Turner
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Day 81"
TWA Terminal at JFK Airport NYC, by Eero Saarinen architect, refurbished



The Crack of Dawn on Ringworld, 083020ZZB Christopher Paul Brown
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Crack of Dawn on Ringworld, 083020ZZB"



Magic Bird Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Magic Bird"
Palace of the Arts, City of Arts and Sciences, (Valencvia, Spain), designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava



Closed For Business David Vogel
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Closed For Business"
18th Century Russian fortress doorway.



Awakening Debbie Scott-Queenin
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Awakening"



Brazil Colonial Demetrio Jereissati
Brazil

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Brazil Colonial"
Minas Gerais has the most important colonial buildings in Brazil.



Windows Demetrio Jereissati
Brazil

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Windows"



Paper Cities Elena Bolshakova
Russia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Paper Cities"
This is a real building with unreal pink windows in Moscow



Gand Emilio Campanile
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Gand"
City of Gand, Belgium.



Materials Management Building Emo Gene
Canada

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Materials Management Building"
University of Alberta



CN Tower Emo Gene
Canada

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"CN Tower"



Feeling Small Ernesto Rodriguez
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Feeling Small"
Standing between giants makes for a humbling experience.



The Great escape Francis Meslet
France

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Great escape"
Abandoned Balroom, Ex RDA, Germany



Between two doors Francis Meslet
France

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Between two doors"
Abandoned Balroom, Ex RDA, Germany



Dance of Death Francis Meslet
France

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Dance of Death"
Abandoned Balroom, Ex RDA, Germany



Ballroom Francis Meslet
France

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Ballroom"
Abandoned Ballroom, Ex RDA, Germany



headquater Franz Sussbauer
Germany

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"headquater"
Headquater of BMW AG during covid-19 lockdown in Munich, Germany.



VII_4_G_P_7437 Frits Van de Reep
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"VII_4_G_P_7437"
Frits van de Reep - Architectural Abstractions



Towering Reverso Gary Levy
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Towering Reverso"
Infrared exploration.



Whale Bone Gautam Kamat Bambolkar
India

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Whale Bone"
The image is of Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe in Valencia, Spain. The reflection makes the stunning architecture look nothing less than a giant whale bone.



Window cleaner Gino Ricardo
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Window cleaner"



Amsterdam Houses Giovanni Sonsini
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Amsterdam Houses"
The houses of Amsterdam



Abandoned Indoor Pool Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Abandoned Indoor Pool"
An Indoor Pool that was built but never opened to the public.



Abandoned Train Yard Guenther Reissner
Austria

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Abandoned Train Yard"
an abandoned train yard somewhere in Poland.



Spiral staircase Hans Bauer
Germany

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Spiral staircase"



Hamnoy, Lofoten Harry Karavias
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Hamnoy, Lofoten"
Hamnoy, Lofoten



The Royal Library Copenhagen Helle Nielsen
Denmark

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Royal Library Copenhagen"



Square Central Station Utrecht #1 Hennie Kempen
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Square Central Station Utrecht #1"



Closed Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Closed"
The image of a closed wine bottling shop in a small village somehow showing building in repose in the street lighting, readying itself for the day ahead. Martinborough New Zealand 2020



Underneath Roosevelt Bridge Irene Hill
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Underneath Roosevelt Bridge"



Marshmallow Irina Spagnolo
Russia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Marshmallow"
Staircase in Casa Mila, Barcelona



Pathway to the Past Jan Bellamy
New Zealand

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Pathway to the Past"



Scottish Parliament Jeremiah Gilbert
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Scottish Parliament"
Detail of the pos-modern Scottish Parliament building, located in Edinburgh.



Wharf from bygone era Joan Caulfield
New Zealand

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Wharf from bygone era"
Wharf at Tokomaru Bay, East Cape of New Zealand. This rail line was once used to transport meat and wool onto ships.



Golden Lines Jober Costa
Brazil

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Golden Lines"



Reconstructed Checkers Judy M. King
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Reconstructed Checkers"



Morning Roaming Karl Glanville
Malta

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Morning Roaming"
Its the start of a new day at Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Birds fly aimlessly in a quest for a new venture, symbolic of a country, a continent, a world that are looking ahead for better days.



Plasticity Katherine Young
UK

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Plasticity"
Museum interior



London Prism Katherine Young
UK

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"London Prism"
Office building in London



Order Out of Chaos Kerry Maxwell
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Order Out of Chaos"



Mannequin Lois Alexander-Mandel
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Mannequin"



Red chair Lucy Lasky
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Red chair"



The Grand Mosque Manny Fajutag
Philippines

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Grand Mosque"
The outside beauty of Architectures and one of the tourist attraction in United Arab Emirates is this Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque



Working in the future Marco Virgone
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Working in the future"
900 Museum in Milano



Heavenly Calvary Martin Babarik
Slovakia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Heavenly Calvary"
The city of Banska Stiavnica is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. Its dominant is the Calvary built in 1751. The picture was taken during this magical inversion in December from the opposite hill.



Fly Away Melissa Lackey
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Fly Away"



Basketball Courts Mengguo Li
Singapore

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Basketball Courts"
This is part of a housing area in Hong Kong. Many elderly people walk around the perimeter, kids and their parents are using the space to play, and locals actually play basketball here.



Geometries Nicola Roberto
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Geometries"



Nidelven Trondheim Norge Ove Sandvin
Norway

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Nidelven Trondheim Norge"
2020 in afteron in Trondheim



The Icon, St Kilda Paul Dodd
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Icon, St Kilda"
Melbourne, Australia is known for its unique architecture. This building is no exception, standing on a major intersection in St Kilda, just to the east of Melbourne CBD, it is very well-known.



Novotel, South Wharf Paul Dodd
Australia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Novotel, South Wharf"
The Novotel at South Wharf in Melbourne, Australia is part of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center complex. It's grey and yellow color makes it stand out.



Lighthouse Peter Krenek
Slovak Republic

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Lighthouse"
The lighthouse in Podersdorf, Austria



Nature Law Pierre Neret
France

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Nature Law"
This Italian villa after having known a glorious past, finds itself today in a state of decay. The luxury of the past years is only a distant memory.



Guggenheim Raymond Williams
Canada

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Guggenheim"
Frank Gehry‮’‬s Guggenheim Museums swirling and captivating architecture changed the way that architects and people think about about museums.



Goodnight Pontsteiger Rob Bekker
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Goodnight Pontsteiger"
Arriving ferry at the Pontsteiger building dock at sunset.



Tromba Roberto Maciel
Brazil

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Tromba"



Royal Resting Place Robin Zygelman
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Royal Resting Place"
Cenotaphs of Gaitore, Jaipur, India



Postcards From Italy Sandro Tedde
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Postcards From Italy"



The SGR Sonal Shah
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The SGR"
The new Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya winds out of the Nairobi suburbs and through the National Park on its way to the coast.



Not A Boba Tree Stan Friedman
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Not A Boba Tree"



Crumpled City Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Crumpled City"
City-pattern of The City made of buildings looking like being crumpled, London (UK)



The Shell Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"The Shell"
Palau de la Musica Catalana, Barcelona (E)



Dead End at Quarai Susan Brandt Graham
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Dead End at Quarai"
One of the best preserved ruins at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico.



Metro station Orient Tilly Meijer
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Metro station Orient"
Metro station Orient, Lisboa



Cuba Tilly Meijer
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Cuba"
taxi in Havana



Sunrise at Life guard station Vivian Koppelman
USA

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Sunrise at Life guard station"



Primary Volker Kesting
Netherlands

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Primary"



Fibonacci Cubes Volker Birke
Germany

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Fibonacci Cubes"
Nikon D810, artwork situated on a meadow outside Diepholz, the beginning of the Fibonacci sequence is: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ..., represented by the dimensions of those cubes.



Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle (Chapel of Frater Klaus) Volker Birke
Germany

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle (Chapel of Frater Klaus)"
Nikon D810, LE, PS, taken in the Eifel mountain range (south of Cologne) by night. This small chapel was erected to the honor of Frater Saint Nicholas of Flüe (died in 1487).



Resort study 3 Wong Choon Keat
Malaysia

Nominee
Architecture
Amateur

"Resort study 3"
A long exposure photography attempt for the resort