Art of Building Photos from around the world

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LAKES, DESERTS AND CITIES ON FIRE

THE CIOB’S ART OF BUILDING COMPETITION IS BACK WITH ANOTHER SELECTION OF STUNNING PHOTOS MAKING IT THROUGH TO THE FINAL SHORTLIST

The Chartered Institute of Building

(CIOB) has revealed the 15 finalists in its Art of Building Photographer of the Year competition.

The images made it past the judging panel out of the thousands submitted from more than 100 countries.

Caroline Gumble, CIOB chief executive, said: “It’s truly inspiring to see how these photographers can tell the story of the built world around us with new and unusual perspectives.”

There are two awards to be won: the £1,500 Judges’ Prize, chosen by the judges, and the £1,500 Public Choice Award chosen by the public through an online vote. Winners will be announced on 26 January 2021. To see the full line-up go to www. constructionmanagermagazine.com. ●

Inle Lake Houses

Aung Chan Thar, Inle Lake, Myanmar. “Inle Lake is inhabited by the Shan people, one of the Burmese ethnic groups. They build floating houses and trade on the water on a floating market.”

Colourful Doors

Gerdie Hutomo Nurhadi, Jakarta, Indonesia.

City on Fire, Reflected

Daniel Jenney, New York, USA. “Modern, minimalist architecture can really be a great canvas to let light play and change throughout the day. This structure on New York’s Lower West Side reflects the sunset behind the city and provides sharp contrast to the pastel sky.”

The Land of Buddha

Bob Chiu, Fuzhou, China.

Jamkaran Mosque

Hadi Dehghanpour, Jamkaran, Qom, Iran.

The Value of Time

James Retief, Big Ben, London, UK. “With the ongoing renovations to Big Ben, this iconic monument has been shrouded in a layer of scaffolding, but I found beauty in the matrix of scaffolding poles, stairs and netting which abstracts it into an approximation of the overly familiar form.”

City in the Desert

Joebel Garcisto, Al Ain City, UAE. “This housing project is built at the bottom of the mountain and surrounded by the

warm colour of desert.”