The World's Most Beautiful Airports for 2025
Every year, the Prix de Versailles architecture awards highlights the most beautiful new airport terminals around the world. Beyond just visual appearances, the prize also aims to recognize intelligent sustainability in airport design.
Modern airports 'must resolve formidable difficulties in terms of flow management and the aircraft themselves,' Jérôme Gouadain, secretary general of the Prix Versailles, said in a statement. 'This new brand of facilities can also be seen as works of art, or at least as things of beauty.'
The six airports that made the 2025 Prix de Versailles list harness design elements that evoke the serenity of nature while incorporating innovations to limit carbon output. In December, three of the airports will be selected to win the even more prestigious Prix de Versailles World Title.
Below are the six most architecturally stunning new airports of 2025, including two of the best airports in the US.
The new terminal 2 at Yantai Penglai International Airport features a large undulating roof inspired by nearby Kunyu Mountain.
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China's Yantai Penglai International Airport Terminal 2
Yantai's seaside landscapes were the inspiration for the new terminal at the city's international airport. The building's large undulating roof was inspired by nearby Kunyu Mountain, and its interior curves and stone were designed to mimic the region's scenic coastline.
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