In photos submitted to an architecture-award committee, the photographer digitally deleted the depiction of large, boxy air-conditioning units on the roof of a sleek, curvy, low building.

• The photographer was merely trying to make the building look better.

• The architect didn’t stop the submission of the “improved” images.

• And the judges of the competition could only assess the building based on the submitted photos — they made no site visit — so they were unaware of the deletion until after they had given the building a design award.

To avoid misunderstandings like the one described above, design contests could require that all submitted images of completed buildings must be actual photographs that fully meet the Trust Test.