Aiste Rakauskaite is an award-winning architecture photographer and videographer based in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Netherlands.
She has completed over 700 architecture photography projects across Europe, Asia, and North America.
With a Master's degree in architecture from TU Delft and professional experience at a Dutch architecture firm, Aiste Rakauskaite brings a unique perspective to her photography, understanding not only how buildings are designed and constructed, but also how people experience and use the spaces.
Her journey began at age 14 when she acquired her first camera, and she has since combined her two passions, architecture and photography, into a thriving international career.
Aiste Rakauskaite collaborates with leading architecture firms across the Netherlands and worldwide, including KCAP, De Zwarte Hond, Paul de Ruiter Architects, Mei Architects and Planners, design brands such as Minotti.
She photographs residential buildings, commercial spaces, public buildings, cultural institutions, and urban developments. Her work has been published in Elle Decor, Monocle, Dezeen, DETAIL, Designboom, ArchDaily, Frame and other leading architecture publications, including cover features in Dutch and Lithuanian magazines.
In 2025, she received the "Best Architecture Photographer's Work" award in Lithuania. Also, she was shortlisted for the Architectural Photography Almanac Emerging Talent Award in the U.S.
Aiste Notable projects include the Amsterdam Stationsplein Bicycle Parking (winner of the 2023 Amsterdam Architecture Prize), Lloyd Yard Rotterdam, the Langeveld Building at Erasmus University Rotterdam (winner of the 2024 FRAME Awards Learning Space of the Year), and Happy Days Zoetermeer (winner of the 2019 Award Natuurinclusief Bouwen en Ontwerpen).
Aiste Rakauskaite Photography
