History
For the 2008 awards, international juries shortlisted the best recently completed buildings in 17 categories from a total of 722 entries from 63 countries. All the 224 shortlisted projects were presented by their architects to the juries and audiences at the festival. On the final day the 17 category winners again had to present the work, competing against one other to win the first architectural Prix de Barcelona. The international judging panel, composed of architects, allied professionals, clients and architecture critics, was headed by Norman Foster.
The festival is organised by EMAP, a media group that also runs other festivals including the World Retail Congress and Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, as well as publishes various journals including within the field of architecture the Architectural Review and the Architects Journal.
Since the first WAF in 2008, over 8000 architects have attended the Festival, from over 65 countries. WAF has seen over 100 award winners including Zaha Hadid Architects, Grafton Architects, Peter Rich Architects and Miralles Tagliabue EMBT.
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