Tile of Spain is delighted to announce the winners of its 2018 Tile of Spain Awards, celebrating the creative use of Spanish ceramics in interior design and architecture around the globe.

The award ceremony was held on 29th January 2019 in Valencia during CEVISAMA. Now in its 17th year, this prestigious event is organised by ASCER, the Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers’ association.

First prize in the Architecture category, with a cash award of 17,000 Euros, was given to ‘New Entrance to Palma’s Intermodal Station’ by Joan Miquel Seguí Colomar, whilst the Interior Design top prize, also 17,000 Euros, was scooped by design duo Xavier Martí and Lucía Ferrater for their project ‘House overlooking The Sea’. In the category reserved for Architecture students, the winning Final Degree Project, awarded 5,000 Euros, was ‘A Positive Happening’, the work of Manuel Bouzas Barcala from the Madrid School of Architecture.

The panel of judges comprised architects Jorge Silvetti (chair), Elías Torres, Ricardo Carvalho, Jordi Garcés, Belén Moneo, Mario Ruiz and Ramón Monfort.

The judges chose ‘New Entrance to Palma’s Intermodal Station’ by Joan Miquel Seguí Colomar as they particularly valued the use of ceramic tiles to create a latticework effect as a defining feature for the entrance, marking the threshold between the urban space and the intermodal station’s service infrastructures.

The panel of judges awarded first prize in the Interior Design Category to ‘House overlooking the sea’ by Xavier Martí and Lucía Ferrater. The judges applauded the use of ceramic floor tiles to create a sense of connection when moving between the various spaces and levels, forming a harmonious continuum with the other materials featured.

In the Final Degree Project category, the judges gave First Prize to ‘A Positive Happening’ by Manuel Bouzas Barcala from the Madrid School of Architecture. The judges admired the author’s creativity and desire to experiment. A further deciding factor was the clarity of ideas underpinning the thesis and the original application of ceramic tiles as a surrounding with a capacity for creating architecture.

The objective of the Tile of Spain Awards is to promote the use of Spanish ceramic tiles in architecture and interior design projects (both in Spain and abroad). They are sponsored by Endesa, Valencia Port Authority, Bankinter, PWC, Weber Saint-Gobain, Renault and CESCE.
The Tile of Spain Awards offer cash prizes for a total of €39,000 and are divided into three areas. The two main categories – Architecture and Interior Design – each have a cash prize of €17,000. Special mentions may also be made in both categories, based on the judges’ criteria. The third category, the Final Degree Project, targets students of architecture and has a cash prize of €5,000. In all three categories, entries are welcome from both Spanish and international participants.

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