RSP - Celebrates Multiple Award Wins in 2024 with Two Projects Honoured at Prix Versailles

2024-12-05

RSP’s outstanding achievements underline the multi-disciplinary architecture firm’s pursuit of human-centric design excellence

RSP, a leading global multi-disciplinary architectural and engineering design group headquartered in Singapore, celebrates outstanding achievements of the group recognized by multiple highly commendable international and local accolades, highlighting the incredible work being undertaken across the business through project delivery, sustainability initiatives, technological innovation, and commitment to the group’s people. This culminated in a hugely successful performance in 2024, which helped RSP earn the prestigious Large Firm of the Year Award in Multi-Disciplinary Architecture at Architecture Master Prize.

Gaia was awarded the Grand Prize (Campuses) at the coveted Prix Versailles 2024, an annual UNESCO award highlighting outstanding architecture and designs that beautify and improve the living environment. Changi Airport Terminal 2 was also recognised with the Special prize for an Interior (Airports).

Gaia is Asia’s largest Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building, located at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), designed by RSP in partnership with Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects. The projects received the greatest number of honours: Prix Versailles: Grand Prize (World’s Most Beautiful Campuses) Architizer A+ Awards: Jury Winner (Sustainable Institutional Building) Golden Pin Design Award: Winner in Spatial Design Singapore Good Design Award: Winner in Sustainable Design Singapore Good Design Award: People’s Choice Awards (Third Prize)

Named after the Greek goddess of Earth, the six-storey structure is home to the Nanyang Business School, covering 43,500m² of gross floor area. Gaia is constructed with sustainability in mind, producing about 2,500 fewer tonnes of carbon dioxide per year – equivalent to more than 7,000 roundtrip flights from Singapore to Hong Kong.

Changi Airport Terminal 2 Expansion,

designed in collaboration with Paris-based BOIFFILS Architectures, added to the wins, including Best Refurbished Building (Gold) at MIPIM Asia Awards, which was announced yesterday. The project also secured the Popular Choice Winner (Transport Interiors category) at the globally recognised Architizer A+ Awards, and picked up two awards at the Singapore Good Design Award. The project consists of the expansion and renovation of the terminal, spanning 120,000m² across three levels. Blurring the boundaries between architecture and landscape, the terminal is a serene multi-sensory environment that allows travellers to enjoy the calming effects of nature by journeying across an indoor landscape of minerals, water, and lush greenery.

CapitaSpring

designed in collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Carlo Ratti Associati, won the International High-Rise Award 2024/2025. Measuring 280 metres in height, CapitaSpring integrates open and green spaces throughout the building to create an open oasis of vertical urbanism in the heart of Singapore’s Central Business District. It imitates a diverse neighbourhood of restaurants, offices, service apartments, and sky gardens.

As AI and generative design technology are developing at a rapid pace, RSP has been putting their vision forward for how to leverage the technology and maximise its potential in the design process. The firm claimed three awards at the Arch Hive Design Build Competition, where AI was utilised to create the winning designs.

“We are especially heartened for the recognitions received for our works and people. The winning projects, especially Gaia, Changi Terminal 2 Expansion, and CapitaSpring, highlight the creative courage of our architects and designers in responding to clients’ changing needs, our growing climate crisis, and the evolution of technology," delights Mr. Ng Meng Hui, Managing Director at RSP. "They also illustrate our commitment to building complex and challenging projects that contribute to a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient built environment.”

About RSP

Headquartered in Singapore, RSP is a global multidisciplinary architectural and engineering design group with over 65 years of experience. Comprising 1,200 industry experts across 13 markets, RSP has completed over 2,500 projects globally, prioritising humanity-centred design and creating purposeful spaces that resonate with communities and environments.

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