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The Clark International Airport (CRK) has been listed as one of the world’s most beautiful airports for its exceptional architecture and design, according to the prestigious Prix Versailles, the World Architecture and Design Award at UNESCO.
A total of 24 airports from all over the world were included in the list, with CRK as one of only two from Southeast Asia.
Noel Manankil, President and CEO of Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corp., CRK’s private operator, said “It is an immense honor to be recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful airports and we are truly humbled by this. It also inspires us to keep on giving Filipinos what they truly deserve, a world-class airport.”
According to the website prix-versailles.com, “the ‘World’s Most Beautiful’ achievements recognition, granted by the Prix Versailles, highlights the primary role of the Laureates in beautifying and improving the living environment.”
Prix Versailles is a series of architectural competitions focusing on the finest contemporary projects worldwide.
Other airports on the list are Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile, Beijing Daxing International Airport in China, Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Germany, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in China, Eagle County Regional Airport in the United States, Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Greece, General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport in Mexico, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Finland, Kempegowda International Airport in India, LaGuardia Airport in the US, Los Angeles International Airport in the US, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in the US, Manchester Airport in the United Kingdom, Mohammed V International Airport in Morocco, New Plymouth Airport in New Zealand, Newark Liberty International Airport in the US, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport in China, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the US, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport in China, Split Airport in Croatia, Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport in Greece, Turkistan International Airport in Turkistan, Van Don International Airport in Vietnam.
In 2021, CRK was one of the top six finalists in the 2021 World Selection of the prestigious Prix Versailles Architecture and Design Awards under the Airport Category.