Architecture, photography, journalism, research.
Mix well = van der Moga Photography
Mireille Moga is a Berlin-based architectural photographer working at the intersection of architecture, documentary practice, and research. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary background in architecture, visual arts, journalism, and market research, she uses photography both as a means of observation and as a tool for inquiry.
Her commissioned work focuses primarily on architecture and the built environment. Informed by her training and experience as an architect, she approaches each project with an understanding of spatial intention, materiality, and context, seeking to convey not only the physical qualities of a place but also its atmosphere and presence. Her photographs explore the relationship between buildings, landscapes, and the people who inhabit them, revealing how architecture is experienced in everyday life in a way that is both analytically rigorous and visually sensitive.
Alongside her professional practice, Mireille develops long-term personal projects that examine the social, environmental, and cultural dimensions of the built world. Her work is driven by a curiosity about systems, behaviors, and the visible and invisible forces that shape contemporary landscapes.
Mireille is a licensed architect and holds a Master of Architecture as well as bachelor's degrees in Studio Art and Marketing. Born in Romania and raised in New York City, she has been based in Berlin since 2014. She is a member of bbk berlin, BVAF, and the photo collective tunnel19.
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Vierzehnte Tempelhofer Kunstausstellung, Haus am Kleist Park Galerie in Tempelhof Museum, Berlin, DE
2024
RE/Production Conditions of Architecture - revisited, 10. Forum Architekturwissenschaft, Bauhaus Dessau, DE
Once Upon a Now, Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer, NL & Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, DE
2023
Panta Rhei(n)#2, Markt1, Bacharach, DE
2022
tabula rasa, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, DE
Elften Tempelhofer Kunstausstellung, Haus am Kleist Park Galerie in Tempelhof Museum, Berlin, DE
he-she blue-green, tunnel19 | Studio, Berlin, DE
Rotterdam Photo Festival, Rotterdam, NL
Tiradentes Photography Festival, Tiradentes, BR
2021
nah | fern, tunnel19 | Studio, Berlin, DE
Publieke Werken, Rotterdam, NL
Genius Loci, tunnel19 | Studio, Berlin, DE
2019
Gutshaus Rossin, Rossin, DE
BILD-TEXT-FORM, Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin, DE
2010
New New York: The City We Imagined, the City We Made, The Architectural League of New York, NYC, USA
Publications / Prizes
2026
Architektur Berlin | Building Berlin 2026, Architektenkammer Berlin
2025
New York 2020, Architecture and Urbanism at the Beginning of a New Century, Robert A.M. Stern, Phaidon
2023
Architektur Berlin | Building Berlin 12, Architektenkammer Berlin
2022
Plattenland, photos & text, PLATFORMspace.net
Letter from Berlin: The War in Ukraine Pushes the City’s Limits, photos & text, PLATFORMspace.net
2021
3rd Prize, Altered Narratives photo competition, ETH Zürich and the Max Planck Society
2020
greenhome Nr. 06
2012
Masterpieces: Roof Architecture + Design, Manuela Roth, Braun Publishing
2011
Green Building & Design, April issue
2008
History-Theory Prize, The School of Architecture, City University of New York, City College, NYC, USA
1996
After a Sit-In, Racial Tensions Persist at a SUNY Campus, text by Monte Williams, New York Times
Education / Qualifications
2019
Photographic Project Course with Ebba Dangschat, Photocentrum der VHS Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, Berlin
2013
Architectural License, The State of New York, USA
2009
LEED AP BD+C, US Green Building Council, USA
2008
Master of Architecture, The City University of New York, City College, NYC, USA
2001
Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Marketing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA
1999
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA