San Diego International Airport’s new Terminal 1 has been named to the “World’s Most Beautiful Airports” list by a French architectural and design program.
Prix Versailles is a prestigious award program that recognizes outstanding contemporary architecture and design. The facility was one of two United States airports, and just seven around the world, named to this year’s list.
“The vision, creativity, and dedication of the New Terminal 1 team resulted in a terminal that reflects the spirit and character of San Diego,” Atif Saeed, president and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority said in a news release. “Our goal was to deliver an airport experience that authentically represents our region while providing exceptional service to travelers. This global recognition affirms that vision and helps showcase San Diego to the world.”
San Francisco-based Gensler designed Terminal 1, which opened in September 2025, replacing the original 1960’s terminal.
The new terminal includes commissioned art installations, angled ceiling forms, mosaic glass details and an outdoor terrace with sweeping views across the city.
“San Diego’s new Terminal 1 represents something we care deeply about at Gensler; the idea that a great airport can genuinely transform a city’s relationship with the world,” said Terence Young, aviation leader and principal at Gensler. “San Diego is a complete reinvention: a new building that future-proofs the airport for a new generation of travelers while giving their communities something to be proud of.
“That ambition is exactly what the Prix Versailles recognizes, and we are honored to be on this list.”
San Diego Terminal 1 joins Pittsburgh International Airport as the two US representatives on the list. Internationally, the other sites are in Asia and Europe.
They are: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 3 in China, Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Terminal 2 and Navi Mumbai International Airport Terminal 1 both in India, Techo International Airport in Cambodia, and Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 in Germany.
Jérome Gouadain, secretary general of the Prix Versailles called contemporary airports and airport terminals “innovative, inescapable hallmarks of their regions and their eras.”
“In the amalgamation of architecture that they display, airports are becoming attractive settings, emblems of economic, cultural and social dynamics that will continue to shape the societies of tomorrow, draw them together and unify them,” he said.
The awards from the Prix Versailles “aim to promote intelligent sustainability, in which culture serves and transcends the notion of the environment.” The Prix Versailles was established in 2015 and is announced annually at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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