Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to contemporary architecture, APE Grupo has launched the third edition of the APE Grupo Architecture Awards. These international awards recognise 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 recently 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 cash prize. The deadline for entries is 14 November. Full details are available here.
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 honourable mention to Caruso Restaurant in Santo Domingo, designed by studio Arquimilio.
