Dubai campus shortlisted for top global architecture award

Dubai campus shortlisted for top global architecture award

Dubai, UAE: – The University of Birmingham Dubai’s iconic new campus has been shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Versailles 2022 global architecture and design award.

Airports, university campuses, passenger stations and major sports facilities around the world are in the running for the award, with six nominees chosen in each category. The University of Birmingham Dubai is shortlisted alongside the following campuses:

- École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay – Gif-sur-Yvette, France

- Paris Institute of Political Studies, 1 Saint-Thomas – Paris, France

- London School of Economics and Political Science, Marshall Building - London, UK

- University of Leeds, Sir William Henry Bragg Building - Leeds, UK

- Stanford University, Center for Academic Medicine - Palo Alto, CA, United States

The World Judges Panel will make its choices based on the criteria of innovation, creativity, reflection of local heritage and ecological efficiency, with the importance of sustainable development at the heart of its decision making. The World Titles Announcement will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris later this year.

Professor David Sadler, University of Birmingham Dubai Provost, commented: “We are very proud of our iconic campus. I am delighted that this building, designed and built to deliver the experience that every student needs to develop and grow, has