Promotion: the annual Tile of Spain Awards in Architecture and Interior Design competition is now open for entries, which highlights worldwide projects that make "innovative" use of ceramic tiles manufactured in Spain.

Lead by The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer's Association (ASCER), the Tile of Spain competition awards architecture and interior projects that use Spanish-manufactured tiles in "important and innovative" ways.

The competition is open to entries "from anywhere in the world" and is free to enter until 17 October 2024, which marks the closing date for submissions. 

All projects considered for the prize must use Spanish tiles and have been completed between January 2022 and October 2024.

The awards are divided into two main categories; Architecture and Interior Design and Final Degree Project, which encourages student entries.

A prize of €15,000 each will be awarded to two projects in Architecture and Interior Design, while €5,000 will go to the Final Degree Project winning entry.

The winners of the competition's 2023 edition included Granada-based firm GRX Arquitectos for its Casa Isabel la Católica. Drawing José María García de Paredes' interior project, which featured white and grey tile wrapped around a series of curving walls. 

In the architecture category, the residential House in Puntiró, Mallorca by Spanish firm Ripoll-Tizón Architects won first place, which features tiles in hues of brown dispersed throughout its concrete walls.

The judging panel will be chaired by architect Rafael de La-Hoz and include other design and architecture professionals such as David Quesada of Arquitectura y Diseño magazine, president of the College of Architects of Castellón, Susana Babiloni, and architecture practice Aranguren & Gallegos.

The panel will sit in November, with winners and special mentions to be announced in December. An awards ceremony will take place at Cevisama Tile Fair in Valencia in February 2025.

Entries are now open, with a deadline of 17 October.

To learn more about the competition and to download its entry form, visit its website. Interviews with previous winners can also be found on Youtube.

The photography is courtesy of the Tile of Spain Awards.

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