An abandoned school in a remote village in Italy secured the top prize for a building photography competition.
Run by The Chartered Institute of Building the Art of Building is an annual global competition.
Dutch urban photographer Roman Robroek has been crowned winner of the Public Choice Award for his picture of the school. ‘Fresco school’ received more than half of the 8,850 votes cast by members of the public who chose their favourite photo among the 12 finalists.
Robroek becomes the first person to win the Art of Building’s Public Choice award for the second time. In 2017, he received the award for his shot of the Art Deco Kelenfold power station in Budapest.
The Judges’ Choice award went to Liam Man for ‘Once upon a pass’, which shows a hotel on Furka Pass, a mountain in the Swiss Alps.
Each of the photographers will receive a cash prize of £1,500.
Saul Townsend, head of communications at CIOB, said: “Both winners remind us of the importance of preserving and celebrating the structures that connect us to our past while shaping our cultural identity. We are immensely proud of all who entered and look forward to celebrating even more incredible talent in the future.”
The CIOB Art of Building competition is an annual contest for amateur and professional photographers to showcase their skills, while also promoting the true beauty of the world’s built environment.
