SINGAPORE — The Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Gaia, the largest wooden building in Asia, bagged the top Unesco prize for architecture and design under the world's most beautiful campuses category on Monday (Dec 2).
Gaia bagged the top prize under the world's most beautiful campuses category, while Changi Airport T2 received the special prize for its interior.SINGAPORE — The Nanyang Technological University's Gaia, the largest wooden building in Asia, bagged the top Unesco prize for architecture and design under the world's most beautiful campuses category on Monday .
The Prix Versailles is an international series of architectural awards that celebrate contemporary projects worldwide by recognising innovation, creativity, reflections of local heritage, sustainability and design. Constructed using mass-engineered timber sourced from sustainably managed forests, NTU's Gaia is designed to be environmentally friendly and produces 2,500 fewer tonnes of carbon dioxide — the equivalent of over 7,000 round-trip flights between Singapore and Hong Kong — annually compared with typical concrete buildings.
Separately, Changi Airport Terminal 2 received the special prize for its interior after undergoing a major 3.5-year facelift from May 2020, which gave it more than 21,000 sq m of additional floor space - the size of about three football fields. The terminal reopened fully in November 2023. "We would like to thank our passengers and partners for inspiring us to create the best travel experiences for all we serve at Changi Airport," she added.
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