Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to contemporary architecture, APE Grupo has launched the third edition of the APE Grupo Architecture Awards. These international awards recognize the talent of architects and interior designers who incorporate APE Grupo ceramics into their work.
This year, the jury will be chaired by Peris+Toral Arquitectes, the Barcelona-based studio awarded the 2024 RIBA International Prize and the Spanish Architecture Prize by the CSCAE. The panel will also include architect and editor Fernando Márquez Cecilia, co-founder of El Croquis, and architect Susana Babiloni, president of the Castellón Territorial College of Architects.
The awards are open to architects, interior designers, refurbishers, landscape designers and multidisciplinary studios of any nationality. Eligible projects must be completed, built works that feature a significant use of ceramic materials from APE Grupo or its brands — APE, Carmen, XLINING or Ilbagno.
The winner will receive a 5,000 euro cash prize. The deadline for entries is November 14. Full details are available at: www.apegrupo.com/architectureawards.
Submissions may include new builds, refurbishments or renovations, as well as specific spaces provided they are part of a completed structure. Temporary installations are also eligible.
Previous editions of the awards attracted entries from a diverse range of countries, including the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Romania, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Belarus, France and Spain. Projects stood out for their international scope and creative use of ceramics.
In its second edition, the awards received 47 submissions. The winning project was Villa Amonita Lanzarote by Czech studio OOOOX, praised for its subtle integration of landscape, architecture and ceramic materials. The jury also awarded an honorable mention to Caruso Restaurant in Santo Domingo, designed by studio Arquimilio.
A contemporary perspective on the built environment
This award is part of APE Grupo’s broader commitment to contemporary architecture and evolving ways of inhabiting space. The company also organizes Ágora, a lecture series that has hosted figures, such as Emilio Tuñón, Iñaki Ábalos, Patxi Mangado, Benedetta Tagliabue and Rafael de la Hoz.
In addition, APE Grupo recently presented the fifth edition of its trend report The New Habitat 26-27: How the spaces we live in are changing. This annual publication highlights the growing importance of wellbeing, sustainability and resilience in spatial design, and has become a key reference tool for designers and architects.
