Awards

The top 50 urban photos from photography social network Agora span an incredible array of subjects and styles. Covering everything from drone shots to surreal portraits, these spectacular images encapsulate the diverse and lively energy of city life.

The winner of the Architectural Photography Awards has been announced during the WAF in Amsterdam. Laurian Ghinitoiu won the overall prize for his stunning photo of the BIG-designed museum The Twist, while also picking up two category awards.

A disused railway storage shed that's been transformed into an innovative public library has been awarded the prestigious World Building of the Year prize at the 2019 World Architecture Festival in Amsterdam.

The British Ecological Society has unveiled the winners of its Capturing Ecology photography competition. The photographs, all either taken by ecologists or students, were taken all over the world, and capture both the beauty and frailty of the natural world.

An aerial shot of Iceland’s ‘braided rivers’ has taken first place in the annual Pano Awards, a photography competition dedicated to showcasing the magnificence of panoramic photography. In its 10th year the contest received nearly 5000 entries.

In its third year, the Historic Photographer of the Year contest has become one of the most captivating photo competitions on the calendar, presenting everything from ancient stone circles in the UK to beautiful Islamic architecture in Pakistan.

The winners of the 52nd Structural Awards were announced on Saturday. Whittled down from a shortlist of 49 projects, the awards celebrate some of the most impressive achievements in construction. Let's take a look at the winners.

Whether a computer-created render or hand-drawn sketch, drawings play a crucial role in the creation of the buildings that surround us. With this in mind, the World Architecture Festival has declared the winner of the 2019 Architecture Drawing Prize.

House Lessans, by McGonigle McGrath, has been declared the 2019 House of the Year. Described as a dream home on a budget by RIBA, the County Down, Northern Ireland, residence is located on a former farmstead among agricultural buildings.

In its 10th year the Urban Photo Awards presents a wonderful collection of surreal, evocative, and occasionally spectacular snaps. This year’s top prize went to a beautifully strange shot the judges suggested required an unbelievable sense of timing.

The World Architecture Festival has announced the 2019 Architectural Photography Awards shortlist. It consists of 24 stunning images, including a New York City viewing point, a Shenzhen skyscraper, and a Danish museum that does the twist.

The captivating winners in this year's Siena International Photo Contest span a broad array of different subjects and aesthetics with a truly remarkable winning shot of a young boy in Liberia trying to retrieve a ball in the shadow of armed soldiers.