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Paris, 16 July 2019

Press release The most beautiful campuses, passenger stations and sports facilities, as named by the World Judges Panel of the Prix Versailles 2019

Composed of Francesco Bandarin, the former Assistant Director-General for Culture at UNESCO (Chairman of the World Judges Panel), David Adjaye, Ferran Adrià, Iris van Herpen, Alondra de la Parra, Kazuyo Sejima, Philippe Starck and Thomas Vonier, the World Judges Panel has deliberated and awarded World Titles to nine structures in three of the categories of the Prix Versailles: Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports.

These nine award winners will come together in Paris, at UNESCO Headquarters, on 12 Septem- ber 2019 for the Prix Versailles World Ceremony. On this occasion the twelve titles that the World Judges Panel has decided to award in the other four categories of the Prix Versailles (Shops & Stores, Shopping Malls, Hotels and Restaurants) will also be announced.

Media contact: Secretariat of the Prix Versailles T. +33 1 85 08 91 60 – [email protected]

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PRIX VERSAILLES

WORLD JURY

FERRAN ADRIÀ

DAVID ADJAYE

KAZUYO SEJIMA FRANCESCO BANDARIN IRIS van HERPEN

PHILIPPE STARCK ALONDRA de la PARRA THOMAS VONIER

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PRIX VERSAILLES

WORLD JURY OFFICIAL WINNERS

PRIX VERSAILLES CAMPUSES 2019

PRIX VERSAILLES Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Moscow,

Special prize Interior The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex, The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus Hong Kong,

Special prize Exterior ​Barnard College, The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning New York, NY,

PRIX VERSAILLES PASSENGER STATIONS 2019

PRIX VERSAILLES Yangcheng Lake Tourist Transportation Center Suzhou, China

Special prize Interior Montpellier Sud de Montpellier, France

Special prize Exterior Kenitra Train Station Kenitra,

PRIX VERSAILLES SPORTS 2019

PRIX VERSAILLES Optus Stadium Perth,

Special prize Interior ​Louis Armstrong Stadium New York, NY, United States

Special prize Exterior Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium Hangzhou, China

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PRIX VERSAILLES CAMPUSES 2019

Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology

Moscow, Russia

© Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology 4 | 12 (en)

PRIX VERSAILLES CAMPUSES 2019 Special prize Interior CAMPUSES 2019

The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex, The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus

Hong Kong, China

© University of Chicago - Hong Kong Campus 5 | 12 (en)

Special prize Exterior CAMPUSES 2019

​Barnard College, The Cheryl and Philip Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning

New York, NY, United States

© Magda Biernat / Barnard College 6 | 12 (en)

Special prize Exterior CAMPUSES 2019 PRIX VERSAILLES PASSENGER STATIONS 2019

Yangcheng Lake Tourist Transportation Center

Suzhou, China

© Suzhou Xiangcheng Yangcheng Lake Development Co., Ltd. 7 | 12 (en)

Special prize Interior PASSENGER STATIONS 2019

​Montpellier Sud de France Train Station

Montpellier, France

© Hisao Suzuki

© Hisao Suzuki © Erieta Attali

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Special prize Interior PASSENGER STATIONS 2019 Special prize Exterior PASSENGER STATIONS 2019

Kenitra Train Station

Kenitra, Morocco

© OKA-Omar Kobbite architecte - Silvio d’Ascia / Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF)

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PRIX VERSAILLES SPORTS 2019

Optus Stadium

Perth, Australia

© Optus Stadium 10 | 12 (en)

PRIX VERSAILLES SPORTS 2019 Special prize Interior SPORTS 2019

​Louis Armstrong Stadium

New York, NY, United States

© ROSSETTI / The United States Tennis Association (USTA) 11 | 12 (en)

Special prize Exterior SPORTS 2019

​Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium

Hangzhou, China

© Hangzhou Olympic and International Expo Center 12 | 12