Hong Kong Modern Mosaics by Derry Ainsworth, Exterior Architecture Photography winner
Architecture MasterPrize has unveiled the winners of its 2026 Architecture Photography MasterPrize.
The international awards program honors both exterior and interior photography and “celebrates work that shows how architecture is seen, understood, and remembered,” according to organizers.
Study of the Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Tzu Chin Yu of TCY Studio, Interior Architecture Photography winner
The top honors for the 2026 edition went to Derry Ainsworth for Hong Kong Modern Mosaics, a series of tightly framed facades that turns the city’s towers into patterns, winning the Exterior Architecture Photography of the Year.
Meanwhile, the Interior Architecture Photography of the Year went to Tzu Chin Yu of TCY Studio for his study of the Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Coelacanth K&H Architects.
Below, we have set out a selection of the ‘best of best’ from the 2026 edition.
Stuttgart 21 by Ingo Rasp, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Details, Interior Architecture Photography
Zayed National Museum by Deed Studio, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Cultural Interior Architecture Photography
Louvre Abu Dhabi by Francesco Russo, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Cultural Exterior Architecture Photography
The Conduits of Tension and Light, a view of the Tsing Ma Bridge by Kelvin Yuen, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Bridges, Exterior Architecture Photography
Frank Gehry’s Interior Windows by Lucia Cooper, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Details, Interior Architecture Photography
820 Ebony_Jet by Barbara Karant, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Historic, Interior Architecture Photography
VIVO HQ, Shenzhen (designed by NBBJ) by Kris Provoost, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Commercial Exterior Photography
Detail from the Vagelos Laboratory at UPenn (designed by Behnisch Architekturbüro) by Brad Feinknopf, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Details Exterior Architecture Photography
Zayed National Museum by Ingo Rasp, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Cultural Exterior Architecture Photography
Fogo Island Inn, Newfoundland, Canada (designed by Todd Saunders) by Alex Fradkin, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Hospitality Exterior
Heart in the Mist by Suirong Huang, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Cityscapes, Exterior Architecture Photography
Inside Out by GaryFive, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Commercial Exterior Photography
Majara by Amirreza Dehnadi, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Sustainable Interior Architecture Photography
Churchill College by David Valinsky, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Educational Interior Architecture Photography
Bridge House, Karjat — A Habitable Bridge by Althaf Abdul Rasheed, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Residential Exterior Architecture Photography
The Shape of Modern China by Victor Romero, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Other Interior Architecture Photography
Blenheim Palace by Will Pryce, APMP 2026 Best of Best in Historic Interior Architecture Photography
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