building images exhibition celebrates the best architectural photography

building images exhibition celebrates the best architectural photography
(above) buildings in use: heydaraliyev cultural center / photograph by hufton + crow

building images: celebrating the best architectural photography
sto werkstatt, clerkenwell
january 16th through february 28th, 2015

celebrating the power and impact of photography on the way we sense and experience spaces, ‘building images’ — an exhibition of the best architectural photography worldwide — is presented at sto werkstatt in clerkenwell. the showcase comprises winning images from the arcaid images architectural photography awards 2014 including 14 of the world’s most renowned architectural photographers including overall winners hufton + crow, david borland, sonia mangiapane, tim van de velde and mads mogensen. during the world architecture festival, a highly acclaimed panel looked beyond the architecture itself, considering the photographers’ merits in composition, light, sense of place, atmosphere and use of scale. ‘building images’ will focus on the medium’s practice, methodology and means of architectural representation.

the exhibition is divided into four categories that explore different architectural qualities, technical approaches and methodologies. the categories ‘building in use‘, ‘exteriors’, ‘interiors’ and ‘sense of place’ demonstrate a versatile range of photographic styles and approaches, while featuring a varied set of architectural forms.

runner up – sense of place: swimming pool by alvaro siza vieira / photograph by joão morgado

amy croft, curator at sto werkstatt describes photographers as ‘conveyors of the architectural experience’, adding that photography ‘has the unique ability to explore and represent architectural space and form, and even to express fundamental architectural ideas and concepts. it is our hope that through this exhibition, we will spark a wider debate on the use of imagery in the digital era as well as the importance of visual communication tools within the architecture and design industry.’

buildings in use: offices of havas worldwide / photograph by james leynse

exteriors: the interlace condominium / photograph by darren soh

runner up – buildings in use: encantsfleamarket / photograph by inigo bujedo aguirre

exteriors: the ivar aasen centre / photograph by david borland

exteriors: power transformation station / photograph by tim van de velde

overall winner – interiors: heydar aliyev centre, cultural centre / photograph by hufton + crow

runner up – exteriors: heydar aliyev cultural centre / photograph by hufton + crow

sense of place: mondang (extremely small house) / photograph by iñigo bujedo aguirre

sense of place: mountain dwellings / photograph by pawel paniczko

interiors: danish national maritime museum / photograph by david borland

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