LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- In November we step inside the world of design as show host Becky Anderson searches for the Spirit of Architecture . The `` Gherkin '' designed by Norman Foster is one of the most familiar features on London 's skyline . In late October , Barcelona hosts the World Architecture Festival during which the great and good will attempt to choose the best building in the world . CNN will get exclusive access to the event , the nominations , and the jury which includes some of the world 's greatest architects . The program will start with an explanation of Barcelona 's unique architectural heritage . It will then feature short pieces on six of the architects and the buildings that have been nominated for awards . These profiles have been filmed in Mumbai , Tokyo , Pretoria , Munich , London and Maryland . The program will also feature interviews with some of the world 's leading architects including Lord Norman Foster , Zaha Hadid and Wolf D Prix . Foster is the founder of the London-based Foster and Partners architecture company which has recently won a competition to build Virgin Galactic 's New Mexico Spaceport Authority Building for space tourism . In September 2007 , Foster was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture , for his efforts on the Petronas University of Technology , Bandar Seri Iskandar , Malaysia . Hadid meanwhile has won numerous international architecture awards and is currently involved in the construction of a 17,500-seat aquatics centre for London -- one of the venues being built for the 2012 Olympics . Finally , the Austrian-born Prix , who founded top company Coop Himmelb ( l ) au is a legend of the architecture world . Prix has scooped many of the top international architectural awards over the last quarter century , and today continues his active involvement in the world of design . Once we have taken you through the festival highlights , at the end of the program the best building in the world will be chosen and we will interview the winning architect .
November 's show is from the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona . Architects include Norman Foster , Zaha Hadid and the D Prix . The best buildings in the world will be chosen at the end of the show .