APE Grupo has launched the fourth edition of its Architecture Awards, an international competition recognizing outstanding architecture and interior design projects incorporating the company’s ceramic materials.
With submissions in previous editions from Europe, the Americas and Asia — including projects from the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Romania, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Belarus, Serbia, France and Spain — the awards showcase the wide variety of ways architects and interior designers around the world integrate ceramics into their work.
Architect Sol Madridejos, co-founder of Sancho-Madridejos and internationally recognized for a body of work exhibited at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London and the Venice Architecture Biennale, will chair the jury for this fourth edition.
Sancho-Madridejos
Joining her on the jury are Gerard Sanmartí, co-founder and managing partner of Lagranja Design, whose studio has received prestigious international accolades including the Red Dot Awards, IDEA Awards and Architizer A+ Awards, and Susana Babiloni, president of the Castellón Association of Architects (CTAC).
Gerard Sanmartí
The awards are open to architects, interior designers, designers, landscape architects, renovation professionals and multidisciplinary practices of any nationality. Eligible projects must have been completed and must make significant use of ceramic materials from one of APE Grupo’s brands: APE, Carmen, XLINING or Ilbagno.
The winning project will receive a €5,000 prize, and entries may be submitted until Nov. 13. Eligible works include new-build projects, refurbishment and renovation schemes, individual spaces forming part of larger architectural developments, and temporary installations.
Full details of the competition and entry requirements are available at: www.apegrupo.com/architectureawards/en.
The previous edition attracted 53 entries. The winning project was House on a Brick Plinth by Ágora Arquitectura for a house in Sant Vicenç dels Horts in Barcelona, Spain. The jury praised the project for its ability to transform two existing buildings into a contemporary proposal deeply rooted in the memory of the site.
House O by Xstudio (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) and WMF Showroom by Parch Studio (Belgrade, Serbia) both received honorable mentions.
