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Architectural Photography Awards 2018 shortlist revealed

The shortlist for the Architectural Photography Awards 2018 has been revealed.

Entries came from 47 countries, with the overall winner to be announced on 30 November.

James Timberlake, one of the judges, said: "I've had so much fun and so enjoyed looking at these images and soaking them in - some incredible work."

Buildings in Use category

News imageOmer Kanipak / APA18 Children looking down through a glass-domed ceilingOmer Kanipak / APA18
The Hive, designed by Wolfgang Buttress, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, south-west London, by Omer Kanipak
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News imageAldo Amoretti / APA18 Athletes performing acrobatics on trampolinesAldo Amoretti / APA18
Azur Arena, designed by Auer Weber architects, in Antibes, France, by Aldo Amoretti
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News imageBrad Feinknopf / APA18 Students running round a race track at a gym at Auburn University in Alabama, USABrad Feinknopf / APA18
Auburn University, Alabama, by Brad Feinknopf
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News imageRyan Koopmans / APA18 A dog standing on a floor of rubbish in a derelict buildingRyan Koopmans / APA18
A Soviet-era sanatorium, designed by Kalashniko, with a stray dog and rubbish, in Tskaltubo, Georgia, by Ryan Koopmans
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News imageLaurian Ghinitoiu / APA18 A group of tourists standing in front of a black wallLaurian Ghinitoiu / APA18
Vantablack Pavilion, designed by Asif Khan, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, by Laurian Ghinitoiu
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News imageMarius Liutkevicius / APA18 A blue sky with the angular side of a grey buildingMarius Liutkevicius / APA18
A block of flats in Yaiza, Lanzarote, Spain, by Marius Liutkevicius

Exterior category

News imageB.R.S.Sreenag / APA18 A building wall with metal panels with holes inB.R.S.Sreenag / APA18
The perforated concrete skin of VM Estancia, designed by KSM Architecture, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, by B R S Sreenag
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News imageHe Zhenuan / APA18 A curved building exterior wall with glass and metal panelsHe Zhenuan / APA18
The Bank of China Tower, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in Ningbo, by He Zhenuan
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News imageShao Feng / APA18 Aerial view of buildings and roadsShao Feng / APA18
Hong-Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Border Crossing Facility, designed by ECADI, by Shao Feng
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News imagePawel Paniczko / APA18 A man sitting on the ground surrounded by concrete architecturePawel Paniczko / APA18
Long Museum West Bund, designed by Atelier Deshaus, in Shanghai, by Pawel Paniczko

Interior category

News imageRoman Robroek / APA18 A control room in a power station with a glass-panelled ceilingRoman Robroek / APA18
A semi-abandoned power station in Kelenfold, Budapest, by Roman Robroek
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News imageJames Newton / APA18 An interior of a building with a sloping wooden ceilingJames Newton / APA18
The Vortex, designed by Foster + Partners, at Bloomberg's European headquarters, in London, by James Newton
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News imageAndrew Robertson / APA18 A downward view of a brick viaductAndrew Robertson / APA18
The Ouse Valley viaduct, designed by David Mocatta, in Sussex, by Andrew Robertson
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News imageEugeni Pons / APA18 View of bright walls and a staircase with a solitary figure in blackEugeni Pons / APA18
The Théodore Gouvy Theatre, designed by Dominique Coulon & Associés, in Freyming-Merlebach, France, by Eugeni Pons
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News imageSuraj Garg / APA18 A black and white photo of a train station ceiling made out of metal and glassSuraj Garg / APA18
The ceiling of Liège-Guillemins station, designed by Santiago Calatrava, in Belgium, by Suraj Garg

Sense of Place category

News imageMarco Tagliarino / APA18 A black and white photo of the interior of a modern building next to a cathedral, with a woman reflected in glassMarco Tagliarino / APA18
The Piazza Duomo is seen from the Museo del 900's Arengario Balconi, designed by Italo Rota and Fabio Fornasari, in Milan's Palazzo dell'Arengario, by Marco Tagliarino
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News imageDirk Vonten / APA18 A snowy mountainous landscape with a castle perched on a hillDirk Vonten / APA18
Castle Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany, in winter by Dirk Vonten.
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News imageJeff Eden / APA18 A snowy landscape with a honeycomb-style metal buildingJeff Eden / APA18
The Hive, designed by Wolfgang Buttress, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, south-west London, by Jeff Eden.
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News imageAi Qing / APA18 White residential buildings next to a beachAi Qing / APA18
The Seashore Chapel, designed by Vector Architects, in Qinhuangdao, China, by Ai Qing
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News imageZhu Wenqiao / APA18 Buildings being constructed in the distance with swimmers next to a river in the foregroundZhu Wenqiao / APA18
Swimmers on the riverside opposite the construction of Raffles City, designed by Safdie Architects, in Chongqing, China, by Zhu Wenqiao

The photos will be exhibited at WAF in Amsterdam from 28 to 30 November.