17 of the most monumental architectural photos you'll see

"I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think."

- Zaha Hadid 

"Architecture is not based on concrete and steel and the elements of the soil. It’s based on wonder." 

– Daniel Libeskind

The 2018 Sony World Photography Awards is recieving some fantastic entries, but as well as featuring some of our favourites from the current competition, each Thursday we'll be looking back over the last three years and choosing the best images from across a range of categories.

This week we take a look at some of the best commended, shortlisted and winning Architecture photos...

© Akira Takaue, Japan, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alain Second, France, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Alberto Salvaterra, Italy, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Anna Laudan, Germany, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Armin Appel, Germany, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Attila Balogh, Hungary, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Cesar March, Spain, Shortlist, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Chak Kwong Man, China, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Dennis Ramos, USA, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Dominic Byrne, Ireland, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Dominika Wilk, Poland, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Siegried Boes, Germany, Open, Commended, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Rui Filipe Veiga Goncalves, Portugal, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© Simon Davies, UK, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

© Tim Cornbill, UK, Winner, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

© Tomasz Przychodzien, Poland, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2015 Sony World Photography Awards

© 炤龙 杨, China, Commended, Open, Architecture, 2017 Sony World Photography Awards

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