{"id":30166,"date":"2023-10-18T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?p=30166"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T09:29:19","slug":"urban-2023-martin-wacker-wins-the-icons-of-architecture-special-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/urban-2023-martin-wacker-wins-the-icons-of-architecture-special-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"URBAN 2023: Martin Wacker wins the \u201cIcons of Architecture\u201d special prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

German photographer Martin Wacker<\/strong><\/a>, with his shot Bierpinsel<\/em>, is the winner of the “Icons of Architecture” 2023 special prize<\/strong>, promoted for the fourth year in a row by URBAN Photo Awards<\/strong> in partnership with the the digital magazine of architecture and design Matrix4Design<\/strong>. The award is an evolution of the previous “New Buildings” prize, and its dedicated to the iconic architectural constructions who have changed the face of contemporary cities.<\/p>\n

The winning photo portrays the Steglitz Tower Restaurant,<\/strong> also known as Bierpinsel.<\/em> “Built between 1972 and 1976 by the architects Ralf Sch\u00fcler and Ursulina Sch\u00fcler-Witte in Berlin as part of a larger urban project, the Bierpinsel<\/em> (literally: \u201cbeer brush\u201d<\/strong>) is a 47-meter-high tower building that refers to the pop-art architecture strand. It consists of an exposed reinforced concrete structure which enlarges at the top to contain a space of three floors formerly used as a restaurant. It breaks away from the surrounding historical buildings due to its shape and to the red-orange colour with which it was originally painted. Currently unused but placed under monumental protection, it was repainted in dark colours by a group of street artists in 2010.” (source<\/strong>: Matrix4Design article<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n \n Martin Wacker - Bierpinsel<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Here are the words by Matrix4Design founder Andrea Boni <\/strong>in describing the winning photo: “<\/strong>We chose to reward the shot that disoriented us more than the others,<\/strong> testing our ability to identify and understand perspectives,<\/strong> orientations and angles of light. The author has radically reinterpreted<\/strong> the point of view of the building, “turning off”<\/strong> the colors that identify it today and bringing it back to its original shades of light and dark.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Martin Wacker will be awarded together with the other winners of the URBAN Photo Awards on Saturday 28 October<\/strong> 2023<\/strong> during the Trieste Photo Days festival<\/a> Award Ceremony<\/strong>. (here<\/strong><\/a> is the festival full program).<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the group exhibition of the 10 finalists<\/strong> can be visited until\u00a0 October 24 2023 at the CRISTINA<\/a> Brera Showroom <\/strong>in Via Pontaccio 8\/10 11 in Milan. On display photos by: Claudia Alberti, David Boam, Dorota Yamadag, Ingrid Gielen, Maria Cristina Pasotti, Maria Grazia Castiglione, Martin Wacker, Simone Cioci, Vincent Belin, Wael ElHammamy.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The inauguration of the photographic exhibition took place\u00a0 October 10, during an evening dedicated to the meeting between photography and architecture. The event can be relived on Matrix4Design youtube channel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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