Prix Versailles Celebrates 12 Projects for Their Outstanding Commercial Architecture

Courtesy of Prix Versailles

The international Prix Versailles Committee has announced the recipients of its annual awards celebrating built commercial architecture. The awards were held at the UNESCO World Headquarters, with recipients hailing from 6 regions around the world. Chaired by the Mayor of Versailles François de Mazières, the international jury included architects Manuelle Gautrand, Toyo Ito, Wang Shu, and acclaimed chef Guy Laroche.

The 12 World Titles are awarded in 4 top categories: stores, shopping malls, hotels and restaurants. The winners were selected from a diverse range of 70 regional winners already present in the ceremony.

Check out the gallery of the 12 winners below:

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Shops and Stores

Prix Versailles 2017: Dior; Miami, U.S.A.

Architects: BarbaritoBancel Architects 

Special Prize Interior: Hangzhou Zhongshuge; Hangzhou, China

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Dior; Miami, U.S.A. / BarbaritoBancel Architects. Image © Alessandra Chemollo

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Architects: X+Living

Special Prize Exterior: Chanel (Temporary Store); Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Hangzhou Zhongshuge; Hangzhou, China / X+Living. Image © Shao Feng

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Architects: MVRDV

Shopping Malls

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Chanel (Temporary Store); Amsterdam, Netherlands / MVRDV. Image © MVRDV

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Prix Versailles 2017: Tokyu Plaza Ginza; Tokyo, Japan

Architects: Nikken Sekkei

Special Prize Interior: ARG Shopping Mall; Tehran, Iran

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Tokyu Plaza Ginza; Tokyo, Japan / Nikken Sekkei. Image © Koji Fujii, Nacasa & Partners Inc.

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Architects: arsh4d studio

Special Prize Exterior: Lideta Mercato; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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ARG Shopping Mall; Tehran, Iran / arsh4d studio. Image © Ali Daghigh, Parham Taghiof

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Architects: Vilalta Arquitectura

Hotels

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Lideta Mercato; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / Vilalta Arquitectura. Image © VILALTA

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Prix Versailles 2017: Chablé – Yucatan Peninsula; Chocholá, Mexico

Architects: Jorge Borja, Paulina Morán

Special Prize Interior: Spedition; Thun, Switzerland

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Chablé – Yucatan Peninsula; Chocholá, Mexico / Jorge Borja, Paulina Morán. Image © Chablé Resort & Spa

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Architects: Stylt Trampoli

Special Prize Exterior: Mar Adentro; San José del Cabo, Mexico

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Spedition; Thun, Switzerland / Stylt Trampoli. Image © Stylt

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Architects: Miguel Ángel Aragonés

Restaurants

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Mar Adentro; San José del Cabo, Mexico / Miguel Ángel Aragonés. Image © Joe Fletcher

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Prix Versailles 2017: Illusion; Doha, Qatar

Architects: Rockwell Group 

Special Prize Interior: Shukufuku Japanese Bento; Melbourne, Australia

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Illusion; Doha, Qatar / Rockwell Group. Image © Rockwell Group

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Architects: Rptecture Architects 

Special Prize Exterior: The Dancing Pavilion; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Shukufuku Japanese Bento; Melbourne, Australia / Rptecture Architects. Image © Rptecture Architects

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Architects: Estudio Guto Requena

News via: Prix Versailles.