Temporary / Stopgap

The term "provisional" is associated with numerous synonyms, such as replacement, stopgap, transitional, or interim solution. We are all familiar with such makeshift arrangements from both our private lives and public life. And we know all too well that these facilities, originally intended to be temporary, often transition into a permanent state, whether they are improvised shelters, altered pathways, or hand-painted signs. The scale of these changes ranges from minor restructuring in households to relocated bus stops and entire neighborhoods. The 28 award-winning series of the EAP 2023 showcase provisions that make us smile indulgently or reflect thoughtfully; they reveal imaginative solutions while also highlighting issues. The European Architectural Photography Prize architekturbild has been awarded biennially since 1995, organized since 2003 by the non-profit association architekturbild e.V., which has cooperated with the German Architecture Museum DAM in Frankfurt am Main since 2008 and with the Federal Foundation for Baukultur in Potsdam/Berlin since 2016.