The shortlist was selected by a panel of judges that included Royal Academy of Arts curator Kate Goodwin, Klein Dytham Architecture founders Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein, photographers Richard Bryant and Matt Emmett, and designer Andrew Chen.
"The winning images not only captured the aesthetics of different architecture and space, but also went beyond recording the images by telling stories about the meaningful built environments," said Chen.
All 20 images will be exhibited at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin next month, during which the winner will be announced. A selection of the shortlisted entries will also feature in an exhibition at Sto Werkstatt, London, in 2018.
Ponte City Apartments in Johannesburg, South Africa – designed by architect Manfred Hermer. Photograph: Ryan Koopmans/arcaidimages.com/StoSelegie House in Singapore by the Housing and Development Board of Singapore. Photograph: Siyuan Ma/arcaidimages.com/StoDerby Arena Velodrome, UK – designed by Faulkner Browns Architects. Photograph: Martine Hamilton Knight/arcaidimages.com/StoBlack Rock Lighthouse Service in the Nevada desert, US. Photograph: Tom Stahl/arcaidimages.com/StoARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Museum, Aarhus, Denmark – designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen/Olafur Eliasson. Photograph: David Borland/arcaidimages.com/StoNorth wall of the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photograph: Brian Rose/arcaidimages.com/Sto.Gymnasium of New Campus of Tianjin University, China – designed by Atelier Li Xinggang. Photograph: Terrence Zhang/arcaidimages.com/StoSamsung Electronics HQ building in San Jose, California – designed by NBBJ Photograph: David Crawford/arcaidimages.com/StoFolk Art Museum, China Academy of Arts, Hangzhou, China, by Kengo Kuma, photographed by Terrence Zhang.Choi Hung Estate, Hong Kong, photographed by Fabio MantovaniOptional Image CaptionMessner Mountain Museum Corones, South Tyrol, Italy, by Zaha Hadid Architects, photographed by Tom Roe.Sumida Hokusai Museum, Tokyo, Japan, by Kazuyo Sejima, photographed by Laurian Ghinitoiu.A recently completed chapel built on Bosjes farm, Ceres, Cape Town – designed by Steyn Studio. Photograph: Adam Letch/arcaidimages.com/Sto
