Jury motivation:
Extending over more than 20 ha, the project has put a decommissioned section of an airport to adaptive reuse, creating a facility for large open-air live events hosting up to 100,000 people. The project stood out from others for its ability not only to create a venue for large public gatherings but also for doing so in a highly sustainable way. Keeping within the perimeter of the brownfield site, the new facility has given the community a new landmark: an architecture offering major economic and tourism opportunities in an admirably landscaped setting. This new infrastructure is easily accessible, linked to the high-speed railway system, close to the city, and seamlessly integrated into the network of peripheral green areas that together are a major feature of territorial consistency.