TITLE: negotiated space

‘negotiated space’ is a photographic exploration of the controversial Spittelau Viaducts Housing Project in Vienna by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Through the images ‘contact’, ‘argument’, ‘conflict’, ‘dominance’, ‘insight’ and ‘consensus’, this series examines how architectural forms interact within an urban context. Lines, volumes, shadows and perspectives are composed to suggest dialogue and tension, revealing the built environment as a process of negotiation and compromise rather than a static object.

AUTHOR: Carina Vogel (United States)

I am an architecture graduate (Dipl.-Ing. Architektur) and amateur photographer.

For me, beauty lies in the individuality and imperfection of life, found in the oldest ramshackle hut and the most technically challenging skyscraper - and everywhere in between. And this applies to every aspect of life.

It is the moment - never to be recreated, relived, “re”viewed, that I seek to capture and be grateful for.

I try to emphasize this beauty and those moments - the essential. No Photoshop is needed, no alteration of a moment required or even wanted, for it would rob the moment of its very self.

Awards

2025 MonoVisions Photography Awards
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention

2025 Global LENS Photography Awards
Category - Black & White - Honorable Mention

20th Annual  Black and White Spider Awards (2025)
Category - Architectural - Amateur - Honorable Mention
Category - Architectural - Amateur - Nominee
Category -  Nature - Amateur - Nominee
Category - Silhouette - Amateur - Nominee

Monochrome Awards 2025
Category - Architecture - Amateur - Honorable Mention

12th Fine Art Photography Awards, 2025
Category - Architecture - Amateur - Nominee

B&W International Photography Awards 2026
Category - Architecture (Series) - Honorable Mention
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention
Category - Landscape/ Nature/ Water (Single) - Honorable Mention


2026 MonoVisions Photography Awards
Category - Architecture (Series) - Honorable Mention
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention

Minimalist Photography Awards 2026
Category - Architecture - Honorable Mention

International Photography Awards 2026
Category - Non Professional: Nature, Trees - Honorable Mention
Category - Non-Professional: Architecture, Abstract - Honorable Mention
Category - Non-Professional: Architecture, Bridges - Honorable Mention
Category - Non-Professional: Architecture, Historic - Honorable Mention
Category - Non-Professional: Architecture, Interior - Honorable Mention