Six works were shortlisted for the main award. The other finalists were: Bronks Youth Theatre (Brussels, Belgium, designed by Martine De Maeseneer, Dirk Van den Brande); MAXXI: Museum of XXI Century Arts (Rome, Italy, by Zaha Hadid, Patrick Schumacher, Gianluca Racana); Concert House Danish Radio (Copenhagen, Denmark, by Jean Nouvel); Acropolis Museum (Athens, Greece, by Bernard Tschumi) and Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal (Arnhem, The Netherlands, by Koen van Velsen).
Sechs Arbeiten kamen in die Endauswahl, darunter: Jugendtheater Bronks (Brüssel, Belgien, entworfen von Martine De Maeseneer, Dirk Van den Brande), MAXXI: Museum der Künste des XXI. Jahrhunderts (Rom, Italien, von Zaha Hadid, Patrick Schumacher, Gianluca Racana), Danmarks Radio Koncerthus (Kopenhagen, Dänemark, von Jean Nouvel), Akropolis-Museum (Athen, Griechenland, von Bernard Tschumi), Rehabilitationszentrum Groot Klimmendaal (Arnheim, Niederlande, von Koen van Velsen).