Architecture is more than an artistic object and is nothing without its inhabitants; it comes alive only through the presence of people. Every space is shaped by the lives it hosts and is designed to facilitate, accommodate, and contemplate. These interactions give architecture its character, meaning, and beauty.
The Macau Architectural Photography Competition 2026 invites you to explore these human dimensions through your lens and rediscover how people and place together define the essence of spatial design.
Architect Director, AAM Architects Association of Macau
Macau / Portugal
Nuno Soares
Architect & Urban Planner President of Board, CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism
Macau / Portugal
Carlos Sena Caires
Designer Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities University of Saint Joseph
Macau / Portugal
Submission Guidelines
Eligibility
Contestants must hold a valid (permanent/non-permanent) resident identity card, non-resident worker card, or student visa in Macau. Entrants of Students Group must be enrolled in a local or overseas higher education institution or high school, and age below 30.
Fees
Free
Submission Guidelines
Entries must be submitted online through the Google form shared
on this website.
Entrants must submit a copy of their ID and student ID (if applicable).
Image files must be high-resolution (more than 2 MB) and in JPEG or TIFF format.
Submitted files must be named as follows: No. of entry_name of participant_name of photo_location_date of photo
(eg.01_Adam Smith_Cultural Exchange_Ruins of St Paul_2021-10-01.JPG)