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  1. News & Press

    Brazil at IAPLC 2026: Rock Landscapes and Wood Beyond the Familiar Label

    Enchanted Hills offers an immediately recognisable rock valley, with coloured planting and fish in bright water. Three other selected Brazilian photographs build their scenes around substantial...

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    China at IAPLC 2026: How Layered Wood Creates Convincing Depth

    The Grand Prize photograph gives this study an obvious first stop, but the comparison becomes richer when it reaches beyond the winner. Six selected aquariums show different ways of framing light...

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    France at IAPLC 2026: A Close Reading of Jean Christophe Grosset’s Woodland

    Only one French work appears in the published ranks 1–300. That gives this instalment a different task: a close reading of Jean Christophe Grosset’s aquarium, with the older country introduction as...

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    Germany at IAPLC 2026: Four Ways to Balance Hardscape and Open Water

    A dark wooded frame, a rocky valley, a brighter mixed scene and green-covered root contours make this German selection particularly useful for comparison. The photographs share an interest in...

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    Hong Kong at IAPLC 2026: Three Studies in Light, Layers and Visual Impact

    A low timber ceiling, blue-toned terraces and converging planted diagonals create three visibly different aquariums. Hong Kong’s represented works at ranks 1–300 offer a compact study of visual...

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    Indonesia at IAPLC 2026: Forest Craft Through Four Different Frames

    The four Indonesian works published at ranks 1–300 offer a compact comparison. A coloured surface canopy, a dominant trunk, a dense grove and a wood-and-rock opening all reward close attention. The...

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    Italy at IAPLC 2026: Calm Routes and More Dramatic Planted Frames

    A clear route through planted banks can feel quiet; a coloured ridge beneath a dark frame can feel theatrical. The four Italian photographs selected for this study offer both experiences. Together,...

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    Japan at IAPLC 2026: Nature Aquarium and Many Contemporary Visions

    A pale path through hanging roots and a bright interval between exposed rocks can both make an aquarium feel spacious. Japan’s 2026 selection is rewarding because it places these different...

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    Malaysia at IAPLC 2026: Wood, Plant Texture and the Visual Role of Fish

    A bright gap between broad wood layers, a fine-leaved canopy and a conspicuous individual fish offer three different entrances to this Malaysian selection. The photographs invite attention to the...

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    Singapore at IAPLC 2026: Open Stone and an Enclosed Planted Passage

    Two Singaporean works appear in the published ranks 1–300, and they offer an unusually clear contrast. One makes open water and two main stones central; the other encloses a small rear opening...

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    Spain at IAPLC 2026: Roberto Buenadicha’s Forest and the Space Between Trunks

    Roberto Buenadicha’s aquarium is the only Spanish work in the published ranks 1–300. Its slender dark trunks, fine green planting and conspicuous pale fish make it a rewarding individual study. This...

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    Taiwan at IAPLC 2026: Planted Contours and Changing Routes into Depth

    Dense foliage, planted wood ridges and a low central route create different senses of distance in this four-work selection. The photographs are particularly rewarding when viewed through changes in...

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    Thailand at IAPLC 2026: Surface Colour, Green Arches and Open Rockwork

    Three Thai aquariums in the published Top 300 present contrasting visual priorities. MAGIC LEAVES makes the water surface a signature; another work carries a route beneath planted arches; a third...

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    United States at IAPLC 2026: Four Distinct Readings of a Wooded Aquarium

    The four American photographs selected here all contain important wood structures, yet they do not produce one uniform wooded scene. A broad canopy, a low diagonal, a fine-leaved light window and an...

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    Vietnam at IAPLC 2026: Wood, Stone and a Broader Design Identity

    Vietnam’s two leading 2026 awards both invite us into wooded environments. That is an interesting starting point for revisiting an archive which once associated the country strongly with stone. The...

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