London’s sewer system has won international acclaim at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin.
A photo of an underground reservoir in Finsbury Park, London, has been named the winner of the 2016 Arcaid Images Architectural Photography Awards, which took place at the festival in Berlin this week.
The haunting image, taken by photographer Matt Emmett, offers a rare look at London’s underground waterworks. The tunnels were built by the East London Waterworks Company in 1868, and were used right up until the 21st century.
The photo is one of 20 shortlisted for the awards this year. Four of the photos came from the UK, while the remaining 16 were taken all over the world, from Serbia to Sao Paulo.
The shortlist – which was released on November 18 2016 – was decided by a panel of experts at the festival, one of whom said Emmett’s winning photo reminded her of paintings by Italian artist Piranesi.
Here are the finalists of this year's awards.
Matt Emmett won this year's Architectural Photography Awards with his rendering of this underground reservoir in Finsbury Park, London.
Bruder Klaus Field Chapel in Mechernich-Wachendorf, Germany by Mark Wolhrab
The stage for Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute in Ghana, by Julien Lanoo
Blok 23 in Belgrade, Serbia, by Inigo Bujedo Aguirre
Hygge House Warming Hut in Winnipeg, Canada, by Paul Turang
Baku National Stadium in Azerbaijan, by Victor Romero
Jesus Church in San Sebastian, Spain, by Fabrice Fouillet
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London, UK, by James Newton
A Derry Road Resident on the Queen’s Birthday, taken in London, UK, by Kilian O'Sullivan
Helical Staircase in Workshop in Littlehampton, UK, by Will Scott
Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, China, by Nick Almasy
SESC Pompeia in Sao Paolo, Brazil, by Inigo Bujedo Aguirre
Lattice House in Kashmir, India, by Edmund Sumner
Vitra Shaudepot in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by Julien Lanoo
The Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, by Sebastian Weiss
Musee de Confluences in Lyon, France, by Fabrice Fouillet
Allianz Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, by Adrien Barakat
Independance Square in Accra, Ghana, by Julien Lanoo
"Forest of Light," taken at Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy, by Laurian Ghinitoiu
Dharavi in Mumbai, India, by Torsten Andreas Hoffmann
