Yesterday, AIA|LA announced the winners of the 2019 Architectural Photography Awards, a program that aims to honor photographs that succeed in “communicat[ing] a designer’s work,” according to a press release. Out of 452 total submissions—double the number received in the second iteration of the program last year, according to a press release—AIA|LA recognized 18 photographs for honor awards, merit awards, and citations.
The jury for the 2019 awards comprised Micheal B. Lehrer, FAIA, president of Los Angeles firm Lehrer Architects; Laure Joliet, a Los Angeles-based architectural photographer; and Matthew Rolston, a Los Angeles-based artist working in film and photography.
Honor Award Winners
Darren Bradley
"Steel City," by Darren Bradley, of the Smithfield-Liberty Garage in Pittsburgh, designed by Altenhof & Brown; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography honor award winner
Luis Ayala
"Park Here!" by Luis Ayala, AIA, of the Vitra Design Center parking lot in Weil am Rhein, Germany, designed by Herzog & de Meuron; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography honor award winner
Florian W. Mueller
"Singularity No. 18," by Florian W. Mueller, of the Funkhaus of the Deutsche Welle at the Raderberggürtel, in Cologne, Germany, designed by Planungsgruppe Stieldorf; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography honor award winner
Paola Maini
"Clap Clap," by Paola Maini, of the Itsukushima Temple in Hiroshima, Japan; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography honor award winner
Saide Serna
"To the Moon," by Saide Serna, at the Broad art museum in Los Angeles, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography honor award winner
Merit Award Winners
Daniel Aguilar
"100% Tempelhofer Feld," taken by Daniel Aguilar, of Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Ethan Rohloff
"Sydney Opera House Silhouette," by Ethan Rohloff, of the Sydney Opera House, designed by Jørn Utzon; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Kip Harris
"Taj Mahal from Gardens at Dawn," by Kip Harris, AIA, of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Miguel Ruiz
"L.A.," by Miguel Ruiz, in Los Angeles; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Paul Turang
"Time For Dodger Baseball," by Paul Turang, Affiliate AIA|LA, of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, designed by Emil Praeger; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Francis Ssu-ing Wu
"Manhattanhenge," by Francis Ssu-ing Wu, in New York; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography merit award winner
Citation Winners
David Mordoch
"911 Memorial," by David Mordoch, of the Oculus in New York, designed by Santiago Calatrava; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
Elizabeth Daniels
"Ennis Midnight Storm," by Elizabeth Daniels, of Ennis House in Los Angeles, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
Gregory Yager
"Scaffold," by Gregory Yager, AIA, in New York; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
Javier Gil Vieco
"Glowing Profile," by Javier Gil Vieco, of the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle, designed by Gehry Partners; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
Michael Wells
"House on Lava," by Michael Wells, in Hawaii; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
Ryan M. Gobuty
"Dominus," by Ryan M. Gobuty, Assoc AIA, of the Dominus Estate in Yountville, Calif., designed by Herzog & de Meuron; 2019 AIA|LA Architectural Photography citation winner
This article has been updated since first publication to reflect that this is the third year of the awards program, not the second. ARCHITECT regrets the error.
