Prix Versailles 2021

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Prix Versailles 2021
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On 16 July 2021, the world selections for airports, campuses, passenger stations and sports were announced. [1]

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World selections

Airports

ProjectLocationCountryArchitect or designerCountry
Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt Berlin Germany Gerkan, Marg and Partners Germany
Athens International Airport, South Wing Athens GreeceTombazis & Associates / AVWGreece
Hazrat Sultan International Airport Turkestan Kazakhstan
New Plymouth Airport New Plymouth New Zealand Beca New Zealand
Clark International Airport, Terminal 2 Pampanga Philippines Populous / Casas+ArchitectsAustralia
LaGuardia Airport, Terminal B New York City United States HOK United States

Campuses

ProjectLocationCountryArchitect or designerCountry
University of Western Australia, Ezone Student Hub Crawley Australia Hassell Australia
Peking University, East Building of PKU Library Beijing China
Paris-Saclay University, Institut des Neurosciences Gif-sur-Yvette France Dietmar Feichtinger / Celnikier & GrabliFrance
University of Oxford, Wadham College Oxford United Kingdom AL_A United Kingdom
California Institute of Technology, Chen Neuroscience Research Building Pasadena United States SmithGroup United States
Harvard University, Science and Engineering Complex Boston United States Behnisch Architekten Germany

Passenger stations

ProjectLocationCountryArchitect or designerCountry
Reservoir Train Station Reservoir AustraliaGentonAustralia
Ginkgo Swan Lake Train Station Jiaxing ChinaHexia ArchitectsChina
Putuo Mountain Passenger Station Zhoushan ChinaUADChina
Assen Train Station Assen NetherlandsPowerhouse / De Zwarte HondNetherlands
Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Mukilteo United States LMN Architects United States
Pennsylvania Station New York City United States Skidmore, Owings & Merrill United States

Sports

ProjectLocationCountryArchitect or designerCountry
Court Philippe-Chatrier, Roland-Garros Paris FranceMarc MimramFrance
Batumi Stadium Batumi GeorgiaBahadir Kul ArchitectTurkey
Jordal Amfi Oslo NorwayHille Melbye ArkitekterNorway
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor Qatar
Allegiant Stadium Paradise United States Manica Architecture United States
SoFi Stadium Inglewood United States HKS United States

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References

  1. "The World Selections for Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports mark the opening of the Prix Versailles 2021" (PDF). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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