Six projects named to Prix Versailles list of World's Most Beautiful Campuses for 2024
The Prix Versailles selection of the 2024 World's Most Beautiful Campuses has been announced as a group of six new or renovated academic buildings that represent the very best in campus architecture and design for higher education.Each evinces a blend of creativity, ecological concern, and a deference to local heritage. Perhaps the most significant of the group is the new Gaia project for Nanyang Technological University in Singapore from Toyo Ito, which is the largest mass timber building in Asia. They will next compete against the other category winners for the three available 2024 World Titles (Prix Versailles, Interior and Exterior) whose laureates will be announced at UNESCO Headquarters on December 2nd. The prize's Secretary General, Jérôme Gouadain, says of the group: "These places that serve to educate people, places where knowledge is shared and learnt, are crucial to the development of a sustainable society where sensitivity and intelligence go hand in hand. Beauty in the form of architectural excellence on campuses helps to spur the learning process. It contributes to the well-being of students and instructors alike, and represents an undeniable mark of trust and an invitation to shine."Gaia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore by Toyo ItoRead the full post on Bustler
The Prix Versailles selection of the 2024 World's Most Beautiful Campuses has been announced as a group of six new or renovated academic buildings that represent the very best in campus architecture and design for higher education.
Each evinces a blend of creativity, ecological concern, and a deference to local heritage. Perhaps the most significant of the group is the new Gaia project for Nanyang Technological University in Singapore from Toyo Ito, which is the largest mass timber building in Asia. They will next compete against the other category winners for the three available 2024 World Titles (Prix Versailles, Interior and Exterior) whose laureates will be announced at UNESCO Headquarters on December 2nd.
The prize's Secretary General, Jérôme Gouadain, says of the group: "These places that serve to educate people, places where knowledge is shared and learnt, are crucial to the development of a sustainable society where sensitivity and intelligence go hand in hand. Beauty in the form of architectural excellence on campuses helps to spur the learning process. It contributes to the well-being of students and instructors alike, and represents an undeniable mark of trust and an invitation to shine."
Gaia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore by Toyo ItoRead the full post on Bustler
