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- 21 December 2023
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The Royal College of Art is thrilled to announce that our Battersea Campus, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, has won a Prix Versailles Special prize for Exterior in the Campuses category for 2023.
Announced each year at UNESCO since 2015, the Prix Versailles is a series of architectural competitions that celebrate exceptional contemporary projects worldwide. The Prix Versailles World Jury select twenty-four World Titles from among the ninety-six projects named Selected Sites (including Campuses) or Continental Laureates. Selections are made based on the innovation, creativity, intelligent sustainability and ecological, social and cultural impacts of the project.
The Battersea Campus has now seen its first full academic year, with students and staff enjoying access to spacious studios, labs in robotics, computer science, and materials science, and sophisticated technical workshops. Enabling our vision for innovation in teaching and research for the digital age, the Battersea Campus is transforming the future of the RCA, and we thank every one of you for your generosity, and tireless support in making this building an award-winning reality.