Fourteen images were selected out of more than 1,200 submissions for the 2017 AIA Architectural Photography Competition, open to U.S. architects as well as associate AIA and AIAS members. Established in 1985, the competition is run by AIA St. Louis. This latest batch of winning photographs feature recognizable works such as The Broad in Los Angeles and the Climatron in St. Louis, as well as more abstract depictions of architecture. Submissions for the 2018 competition are open through April 1, 2018.
First Place
Henry E. Sorenson Jr."Two of a Kind" (Fort Benton, Mont.)
Second Place
Michael B. Wilkes"Up Ramp" (Portland, Ore.)
Third Place
Danielle Willkens"Prismatic" (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Fuller Award
John K. Zacherle"Award Hues of Chicago" (Chicago)
Judge's Commendation Awards
Nathan Wambold"Atop the Climatron" (St. Louis)
Steven L. House"Graffiti Wall" (New York)
Steven L. House"Morning Mist" (Assisi, Italy)
Hiromi Ogawa"Insertion" (Chatham, U.K.)
Gerald W. Shonkwiler"A Broad Architectural Statement" (Los Angeles)
Terence T. Oden"Over the Edge" (Washington, D.C.)
Nathan Wambold"Monk’s Mound" (Collinsville, Ill.)
Michael B. Wilkes"Annenberg Patterns" (Philadelphia)
Charles Franck"Pillars di Pietro" (Piazza San Pietro Rome, Italy)
Renee M. Russell"Beach Blast" (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.