Gallery: 14 of the Best Architecture Photos From the Past Year

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    Hufton and Crow
    01

    Heydar Aliyev Building

    Hufton and Crow's photo of Zaha Hadid's Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan was voted the best architectural photo of the past year.
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    Hufton and Crow
    02

    Heydar Aliyev Building

    The man in this shot gives perspective and a sense of space in the all-white interior.
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    Pawel Paniczko
    03

    Mountain Dwellings

    Pawel Paniczko's aerial shot of BIG's development in Copenhagen gives you an idea of how the buildings fit into the cityscape.
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    Pawel Paniczko
    04

    Mountain Dwellings

    The nested homes in detail.
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    David Borland
    05

    09-6

    David Borland's photo of the Ivar Aasen Centre in Orsta Norway captures the building (designed by Sverre Fehn) in afternoon light.
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    David Borland
    06

    09-6

    Despite being the focal point of the photo, this door represents a small portion of the concrete building. Just outside of the frame is an exterior covered in windows.
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    Hufton and Crow
    07

    Zaha Hadid Architects

    An exterior shot of Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center captured just after dusk
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    David Borland
    08

    09-8

    David Borland's shot of the auditorium in BIG's Danish Maritime Museum.
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    David Borland
    09

    09-8

    The photography focused on the patterns and symmetry of the natural wood chairs
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    Tim Van de Velde
    10

    04-6

    Tim Van de Velde's electricity transformation station in Antwerp, Belgium is all about geometry and framing.
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    Alvaro Siza Vieira
    11

    RUNNER UP-Sense of Place-Swimming Pool by Alvaro Siza Vieira-Photograph by João Morgado

    The photographer was able to highlight the stunning architecture while giving us a sense of proportion and place.
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    Alvaro Siza Vieira
    12

    1RUNNER UP-Sense of Place-Swimming Pool by Alvaro Siza Vieira-Photograph by João Morgado

    Alvaro Siza Vieira took this shot of a swimming pool in Leça da Palmeira, Portugal.
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    Mads Mogensen
    13

    Jochen Haidacher

    Mads Mogensen snapped a moody shot of an interior designed by Jochen Haidacher.
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    Mads Mogensen
    14

    Jochen Haidacher

    Though it's abstract, the lighting and simple geometry are able to convey a very particular mood.
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    Sonia Mangipane
    15

    Architectenbureau K2

    Sonia Mangipane photographed the interior of a cow stable in Limburg province, Netherlands
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    Darren Soh
    16

    08-4

    Darren Soh captured OMA's puzzle building in Singapore as a single, wide image instead of focusing on specific details.
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    Darren Soh
    17

    08-4

    Close up crop of the jutting angles.
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    Inigo Bujedo Aguirre
    18

    B720 Arquitectura

    Inigo Bujedo Aguirre's shot of the Encants Flea Market in Barcelona.
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    Victor Romero
    19

    01-1

    Victor Romero shows SOM's Dubai skyscraper rising out of the clouds.
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    Inigo Bujedo Aguirre
    20

    Mondang ( extreme samll house) in Seoul by AnL Studio

    Inigo Bujedo Aguirre found the most compelling feature of this tiny home in Seoul.
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    James Leynse
    21

    TPG Architecture

    James Leynse's shot of the Havas Worldwide offices in New York show the building in use, which is a growing trend in architectural photography.
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