The World Architecture Festival, 22-24 October 2008, Barcelona
The World Architecture Festival is perhaps the big annual event for architects worldwide. The Festival addresses and celebrates the work, concerns and aspirations of the international architectural community, during a three-day event this autumn in Barcelona.
The Festival will reflect the increasingly international nature of architecture, while also celebrating its regional roots. Through the exhibition of awards entries, it will be possible to compare and contrast different approaches to the design of 96 building types in the 16 categories.
The Festival represents an annual opportunity to compare and contrast the extraordinary range of designs created by a profession which looks beyond national borders to the wider world of architectural culture.
At the heart of the Festival will be the biggest architectural awards programme in the world. The 2008 awards are for buildings completed between 1 January 2007 and 20 June 2008. Buildings in any country, by architects of any nationality, are eligible for entry.
International juries will shortlist the best entries in 96 building types, grouped into 16 categories. All shortlisted architects will present their work to live juries and audiences at the Festival, competing against each other to become category winners.
Category winners will compete against each other in front of a super-jury, to win the ‘best in show’ prize, the first architectural Prix de Barcelona.
In addition to the awards gallery, other elements of the Festival include a thematic exhibition, ‘Creativity, Capacity, Responsibility’; live ideas charrette for architecture schools ; an architect-nominated product showcase, city tours and social events.
The World Architecture Festival, 22-24 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain.