Prix Versailles

Prix Versailles
2017
Awarded for stores, hotels and restaurants architectures around the world
First awarded 2015
Official website www.prix-versailles.com

The Prix Versailles is an annual award dedicated to commercial architecture which was inaugurated in 2015. Discerned at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris, it encompasses several categories, with the winners being selected by an independent judges panel. It is the world architecture award for stores, hotels and restaurants.[1]

Purpose and process

Following a call for submissions, this award singles out the architects and owners of shops and stores, hotels and restaurants around the world that are found to be particularly remarkable, from a perspective of their exterior architecture and their interior design. The prix focuses on commercial buildings, with the clear aim of fostering a better mix of the economic and cultural sectors.[2] Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, declared on 19 June 2015, "The Prix Versailles is one of the ways to shine light on the intersection between creation, art and economics".[3]

Judges

The judges panel includes the following members:

Name Position Nationality
François de Mazières (chairman of the judges panel)[5] Mayor of Versailles France
Paul Andreu Architect France
Gilles Lipovetsky Philosopher France
Thom Mayne Architect United States
Anne-Sophie Pic Chef France
Minja Yang Former deputy director of the World Heritage Center Japan
Name Position Nationality
François de Mazières (chairman of the judges panel) Mayor of Versailles France
Paul Andreu Architect France
Guo Pei Fashion designer China
Toyo Ito Architect Japan
Gilles Lipovetsky Philosopher France
Anne-Sophie Pic Chef France
Rudy Ricciotti Architect France
Minja Yang Former deputy director of the World Heritage Center Japan

Winners

2015

The awards were conferred at UNESCO Headquarters on 19 June 2015.[7][8] After a first edition specific to France, the prix was expanded to the rest of the world in 2016.

Prix or special prize Category Project Location Country Architect or designer Country
Prix Versailles Les Galeries Lafayette, Centre Bourse[9][10] Marseille France Moatti – Rivière[11] France
Special prize Interior Brasserie Les Haras[12] Strasbourg France Jouin Manku France
Special prize Exterior Repetto shop, rue de Charonne Paris France
Special prize Services Musée des Confluences shop Lyon France Julien Kolmont de Rogier[13] France

2016

The awards were conferred at UNESCO Headquarters on 27 May 2016.[14][15] There were nine winners in three categories.[16][17]

Prix or special prize Category Project Location Country Architect or designer Country
Prix Versailles Shops & Stores Alexander McQueen[18][19][20] Paris France David Collins Studio United Kingdom
Special prize Interior Shops & Stores Ganjam Bangalore India RDAI France
Special prize Exterior Shops & Stores TOG – Philippe Starck Sao Paulo Brazil Triptyque Brazil
Prix Versailles Hotels Phum Baitang Siem Reap Cambodia AW² France
Special prize Interior Hotels Les Bains Paris France Tristan Auer France
Special prize Exterior Hotels Dasavatara Hotel Tirupati India SJK Architects India
Prix Versailles Restaurants Dasavatara – Lotus Cafe Tirupati India SJK Architects India
Special prize Interior Restaurants L'Amico New York United States Jun Aizaki Architecture & Design United States
Special prize Exterior Restaurants Hanoi Cà Phê Paris France Officine Architecture France

References

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