The jury of the Prix Versailles announced during an event at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (XV) on December 19, 2022, the global winners of the Prix Versailles 2022. The official announcement was the occasion for the philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky (president of the jury) to review the excellence of the finalist projects.
At the crossroads of different disciplines, the world jury of the Versailles Prize has once again the honor of highlighting the best of contemporary architecture. Chaired this year by philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky (France), it brought together architects Thom Mayne (United States), Lu Wenyu (China) and Thomas Vonier (United States); designer Jasper Morrison (United Kingdom), disc jockey Charlotte de Witte (Belgium), filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (France – Chad) and Himalayan Samina Baig (Pakistan).
In total, among the 94 creations from the global selections (Airports, Campuses, Stations and Stations, Sports categories) or awarded at continental level (Stores, Shopping Malls, Hotels, Restaurants categories), 24 are distinguished as so many global winners of the Prize. Versailles 2022.
This award, which pays tribute to innovation, creativity, the echo of local heritage, ecological performance, and the values of conviviality and participation to which the United Nations is attached, is part of the principles of sustainable intelligent – taking into account ecological, social and cultural impacts.
VERSAILLES Prize category Airports
Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal West Gates, Los Angeles, CA, United States –
Corgan / Gensler / Walter P Moore / Turner-PCL
Interior Mention: Helsinki Airport, Terminal 2, Vantaa, Finland – ALA Architects
Mention Exterior: Thessaloniki Airport “Macedonia”, Terminal 2, Thessaloniki, Greece – Bobotis+Bobotis Architects
VERSAILLES Prize, Campus category
London School of Economics and Political Science, Marshall Building, London, UK
Grafton Architects
Interior Mention: University of Birmingham Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Hopkins Architects
Mention Exterior: Institute of Political Studies of Paris, 1 Saint-Thomas, Paris, France – Wilmotte & Associés / Pierre Bortolussi / Moreau Kusunoki
Versailles Prize in the Stations and Stations category
Expo 2020 Metro Station, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Weston Williamson+Partners
Interior mention: Duomo metro station, Naples, Italy – Studio Fuksas
Mention Exterior: Al Furjan metro station, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AREP / Road and Transport Authority (RTA)
Versailles Prize in the Sports category
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Populous
Interior Mention: Tochigi Sports Park, East Zone, Utsunomiya, Japan – AZUSA SEKKEI / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers / ANDO Architectural Design Office
Exterior Mention: Al-Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar – Heerim
Versailles Prize in the Stores category
Burberry pop-up store, Jeju, South Korea
Burberry
Mention Interior: Hermès Rive Gauche, Paris, France – RDAI
Exterior Mention: Apple The Grove, Los Angeles, CA, USA – Foster+Partners
Versailles Prize in the Shopping Galleries category
La Samaritaine, Paris, France
SANAA / SRA Architects / Lagneau Architects
Interior Mention: The Hyundai Seoul, Seoul, South Korea – Burdifilek
Exterior Mention: Henderson Cifi Tiandi, Shanghai, China – Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Versailles Prize category Hotels
Six Senses Fort Barwara, Chauth Ka Barwara, India
Mitchell & Eades
Mention Intérieur : Six Senses Botanique, Campos do Jordão, Brésil – Candida Tabet Arquitetura
Mention Extérieur : DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le – MGallery, Mile, Chine – Luo Xu / Cheng Chung Design
Versailles Prize in the Restaurant category
The NoMad restaurant, London, United Kingdom
Roman and Williams
Mention Interior: Bogen, Bolzano, Italy – noa*
Mention Exterior: Äng Tvååker, Sweden – Norm Architects
*Read also Prix Versailles 2022: the nominees and Prix Versailles 2022: the continental winners
