Lumière is one of 16 residential developments from across the globe to be included in the shortlist for the Housing category at the World Architecture Festival Awards. This inaugural award programme takes place at the three day architecture festival in Barcelona on October 22.

The event is the largest display of current world architecture to date. Lumière will be presented to a judging panel during the festival, with a chance to compete for the title of ‘World’s Best Building’ if it takes first place it its category. Lord Norman Foster is among a host of architectural heavy weights who will sit on a ‘super-jury’ judging the elite projects based on design innovation and contribution to world architecture.