Silver in Architecture/Buildings / 2026 / Architecture / Buildings
Sheep grazing in the shadow of the unfinished Calatrava's Vela
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PrizeSilver in Architecture/Buildings
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PhotographerLuca Marchi, Italy
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Date of Photograph2019
A flock of sheep grazes on a patch of wild grassland at the edge of Rome, moving quietly across an uneven, green terrain. In the background rises the striking white steel structure of Calatrava’s Vela, an unfinished sports arena whose monumental, skeletal form contrasts sharply with the pastoral scene. Under a wide blue sky, the image juxtaposes rural life and abandoned contemporary architecture, nature and infrastructure coexisting in an unexpected balance.