2014 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards Winners

Winners of the 2014 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards

By Jenny Zhang on October 22, 2014

The winners of the 2014 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards have been announced at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) in Singapore. Taking home the grand prize and the title of the Arcaid Images Architectural Photographer of Year 2014 (in association with Sto and supported by WAF) are the photographers Hufton + Crow, for their stunning image of the interior of Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The winning image captures the bare, fluid geometry of the Center's staircase, in contrast with a single figure standing at the top of the steps. The photographers told Dezeen, “A good image to us has to be bold in composition, with strong architectural elements, ideally combined with capturing a moment. We don't set up or direct the people in our images, rather we compose the frame and then shoot people as they naturally explore the space. This hopefully results in images that have a narrative.”

Photographers from around the world competed in the categories Exteriors, Interiors, Sense of Place, and Buildings in Use for the contest.

Check out the runners-up and some of the shortlisted images from the 2014 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards below.

Above: Overall Winner
Photographers: Hufton + Crow
Category: Interiors
Building: Heydar Aliyev Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

Runner-up
Photographers: Hufton + Crow
Category: Exteriors
Building: Heydar Aliyev Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

Runner-up
Photographer: Victor Romeo
Category: Exteriors
Building: Cayan Tower
Location: Dubai, UAE
Architects: SOM

Runner-up
Photographer: Joao Morgado
Category: Sense of Place
Building: Outdoor Swimming Pool
Location: Leca de Palmeira, Portugal
Architect: Alvaro Siza Vieira

Runner-up
Photographer: Inigo Bujedo Aguirre
Category: Buildings in Use
Building: Encants Flea Market
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Architect: B720 Arquitectura

Shortlisted
Photographers: Hufton + Crow
Category: Buildings in Use
Building: Heydar Aliyev Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

Shortlisted
Photographer: Sonia Mangiapane
Category: Buildings in Use
Building: Vrijloopstal Hartman
Location: Heibloem, Netherlands
Architect: Architectenbureau K2

Shortlisted
Photographer: Duccio Malagamba
Category: Buildings in Use
Building: Rijksmuseum Renovation
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Architect: Cruz&Ortiz Arquitectos

Shortlisted
Photographer: James Leynse
Category: Buildings in Use
Building: Havas Worldwide Offices
Location: New York, USA
Architect: TPG Architecture

Shortlisted
Photographer: Pawel Paniczko
Category: Sense of Place
Building: Bjerget (Mountain Dwellings)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: Bjarke Ingels and JDS Architects

Shortlisted
Photographer: Brad Feinknopf
Category: Sense of Place
Building: Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
Location: Galloway, USA
Architect: Design Group