The Best Architectural Photographs Submitted by Our Readers in 2021

Every year on August 19th, we celebrate World Photography Day. This year, to encourage our readers who are passionate about this art, we published an open call inviting people – both amateur and professional photographers – to submit their images of architecture and the city.

We received over 400 photographs of buildings, interiors, and public spaces in various locations and contexts, captured by more than 130 participants from all over the world, including India, Brazil, Pakistan, Mozambique, Italy, and the United States. Our editorial team pre-selected 50 photographs and then voted on the 25 most compelling images. Here is the selection, listed in alphabetical order by the names of the authors.

Alessandra Teisseire, France

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Bodega Ysios / Santiago Calatrava. Rioja, Spain. Photo ©Alessandra Teisseire

Ana Delgado, Argentina

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Torre Agbar / Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Photo © Ana Delgado

Andrea Ceriani, Italy

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Louvre Abu Dhabi / Atelier Jean Nouvel. Photo © Andrea Ceriani

Andrea Ceriani, Italy

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City of Dakar. Photo © Andrea Ceriani

Anni Apaza Gallegos, Peru

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Innovation Center UC / ELEMENTAL. Santiago, Chile. Photo © Anni Apaza Gallegos

Benjamin Fuenzalida, Chile

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Chicago Zooming. Photo © Benjamin Fuenzalida

Benjamin Fuenzalida, Chile

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Oculus New York / Santiago Calatrava. Photo © Benjamin Fuenzalida

Damir Otegen, Kazakhstan

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Heydar Aliyev Center / Zaha Hadid Architects . Photo © Damir Otegen

Flavia Rossi, Italy

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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via, Andrea Sacchi, Camerino, Italy. Photo © Flavia Rossi

George Chahoud, France

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Braga Municipal Stadium / Eduardo Souto de Moura. Photo © George Chahoud

Ira Gosalia, India

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Guggenheim Museum / Frank Gehry. Photo © Ira Gosalia

Ira Gosalia, India

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Dahod, Gujarat. Photo © Ira Gosalia

Ivane Katamashvili, USA

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BIG(Bjarke Ingels Group) / VIA 57, Manhattan, New York, USA. Photo © Ivane Katamashvili

Ivane Katamashvili, USA

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Adjaye Associates / McCarter Switching Station Newark, New Jersey, USA. Photo © Ivane Katamashvili

Kavin Kumar La Sa, India

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Kannagi nagar Art district. Chennai, India. Photo © Kavin Kumar la sa

Ken McCown, USA

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An Urban Forest in Las Vegas. KGA Architecture, Las Vegas, USA. Photo © Ken McCown

Ken McCown, USA

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One Santa Maria. Mexico City, Mexico. Photo © Ken McCown

Kevin Young, Spain

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Bilbao, Spain. Photo © Kevin Young

Marcelo Ribas Marçal, Brazil

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Museu Blau / Herzog & de Meuron. Barcelona, Spain. Photo © Marcelo Marçal

Michael Syracuse, USA

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: Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building and Court of International Trade / Alfred Easton Poor, Kahn & Jacobs, Eggers & Higgins, associate architects. Photo © Michael Syracuse

Michele Boche Lopes, Brazil

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City of Júlio Mesquita, São Paulo, Brazil. Photo © Michele Boche Lopes

Nicolas Suarez, Argentina

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Maison Curutchet / Le Corbusier. La Plata, Argentina. Photo © Nicolás Suárez

Ronaldo Azambuja, Brazil

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: Igreja Matriz São Luis Gonzaga / Gottfried Böhm. Photo © Ronaldo Azambuja

Runzi Zhu, China

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Concrete Hut, Wenzhou, China. Photo © Runzi Zhu

Sara Vita Garcia, Australia

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Sydney Opera House / Jørn Utzon. Photo © Sara Vita

The pre-selection was made by project curator Paula Pintos and Romullo Baratto, photographer and editorial manager of ArchDaily Brasil. Voters included Agustina Coulleri, Antonia Piñero, Christele Harrouk, Clara Ott, Dima Stouhi, Eduardo Souza, Fabian Dejtiar, Fernanda Castro, Hana Abdel, José Tomás Franco, Monica Arellano, Nicolas Valencia, Susanna Moreira and Victor Delaqua.

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Cite: Equipe ArchDaily Brasil. "The Best Architectural Photographs Submitted by Our Readers in 2021" [As melhores fotografias de arquitetura enviadas por nossos leitores em 2021] 22 Sep 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Duduch, Tarsila) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/968717/the-best-architectural-photographs-submitted-by-our-readers-in-2021> ISSN 0719-8884

City of Dakar. Photo © Andrea Ceriani

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