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Best Use of Lines?

Architectural photography is a primary interest of mine. Which - if any - of these 5 shots is the most memorable to you and makes the most effective use of lines? Is there a runner up? Why is your choice your choice? In what ways does the photo succeed?

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My preferences are #1 and #3.
The first is about the design and lyricism and the effect of the shadows.
The third is a great detail of what is a striking architectural building. IMO showing a little more space around the feature would add useful context and how people move around it. Opening up the shadows would help a lot also.
Check out Architectural Record for great examples of photography of buildings. Invaluable.

#4 is a classic commercial RE requested shot with the problems the site presents. It looks like even though your verticals are good the scene is not level. The traffic lights are a key problem. Some builders will ask you to remove them and so will some property managers. Others will ask them to be kept. Look at Iwan Baan's early work. Very different from the super clean work of the latest glass temples being put up today.

The last image is a drive by snap of a property. As architecture is is something that could be recorded in context by moving further back. Details of the structure taken from inside the walls would do the most to illustrate the charms both architecturally and from a sales perspective.
Which brings us to the question. Is your work art in the sense of enjoying the sculptural aspects or is it commerce with the goal of selling to RE agents, architects, builders or designers? Each has different needs and goals.

nice shots of different places