RIBA International Book Awards 2008 Short List Announcement
The Shortlists for the RIBA International Book Awards 2008 are announced. An impressive panel of judges has selected 28 titles to represent the 4 different categories of awards - Architecture, Architectural Practice, Construction and Interior Design.
The judges had a particularly unenviable task in selecting this year’s short lists. Not only were a record number of entries received, but the competition was also extremely strong across all four categories. However, decisions had to be taken and verdicts reached. These are the results and it is instructive - and appropriate - to see such variety among the titles singled out. It remains to be seen which books have finally been nominated for awards, but such are the strengths of the shortlisted books that the relative merits are finely drawn. What is also clear is that they all deserve a wide readership and a permanent place on our bookshelves.
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