Seven new projects make the cut for the Prix Versailles' World's Most Beautiful Emporiums List 2024
The Prix Versailles has revealed its list for the 2024 edition of the World's Most Beautiful Emporiums List. Each is said to exhibit a number of sustainable credentials and will next compete against other category winners for one of three 2024 World Titles – Prix Versailles, Interior and Exterior – that are expected to be announced from the UNESCO Headquarters on December 2nd."Emporiums are amongst the top identifiers and influencers of today’s changing societies. Because of their heightened sensitivity to visitor numbers, they are compelled to reinvent themselves in the most promising ways," Jérôme Gouadain, the Secretary General of the Prix Versailles, said of the 2024 field. "This collection, this sample, of the world’s most beautiful emporiums, demonstrates the many paths that lead to business that is truly open to the aspirations, needs, well-being and environment of local inhabitants. The pleasure derived from visiting a place generates moments that deliver sensations, emotions, an escape from the mundane and interpersonal connections. These highly cultural benefits also contribute to the shared experience – a laudable ambition in favour of sustainable cities."The next World Selections – Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports – will be announced on September 30th. This year's Beautiful Emporiums List official selection is below.Dior, Geneva, Switzerland, Christian de PortzamparcRead the full post on Bustler
The Prix Versailles has revealed its list for the 2024 edition of the World's Most Beautiful Emporiums List. Each is said to exhibit a number of sustainable credentials and will next compete against other category winners for one of three 2024 World Titles – Prix Versailles, Interior and Exterior – that are expected to be announced from the UNESCO Headquarters on December 2nd.
"Emporiums are amongst the top identifiers and influencers of today’s changing societies. Because
of their heightened sensitivity to visitor numbers, they are compelled to reinvent themselves in the
most promising ways," Jérôme Gouadain, the Secretary General of the Prix Versailles, said of the 2024 field. "This collection, this sample, of the world’s most beautiful emporiums, demonstrates the many paths
that lead to business that is truly open to the aspirations, needs, well-being and environment of local
inhabitants.
The pleasure derived from visiting a place generates moments that deliver sensations, emotions, an
escape from the mundane and interpersonal connections. These highly cultural benefits also contribute to the shared experience – a laudable ambition in favour of sustainable cities."
The next World Selections – Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations and Sports – will be announced on September 30th. This year's Beautiful Emporiums List official selection is below.
Dior, Geneva, Switzerland, Christian de Portzamparc
