The APE Grupo Architecture Awards are open to architects, interior designers, designers, renovation designers, landscape architects, and multidisciplinary studios of any nationality. Submitted projects must be completed, constructed, and have significantly used ceramic materials from APE Grupo or its brands—APE, Carmen, XLINING, or Ilbagno.
This year's jury is chaired by the Barcelona-based studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes, recent winner of the RIBA International Prize 2024 and the CSCAE Spanish Architecture Prize. They are joined by architect and editor Fernando Márquez Cecilia, co-founder of El Croquis, and architect Susana Babiloni, president of the Territorial Association of Architects of Castellón.
This third edition of the awards opens the door to new construction projects, renovations, or renovations, as well as specific spaces as long as they are part of a built complex. Temporary installations are also accepted.
Jury. Fernando Márquez Cecilia, co-director of the Croquis magazine. APE Groupo launches the third edition of its international Architecture Awards.
In previous editions, the awards stood out for their international reach and rich use of ceramics, with entries from countries such as the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Romania, the Philippines, Costa Rica, Belarus, France, and Spain, among others.
In its second edition, the APE Grupo Architecture Awards received 47 entries. The winning project was Villa Amonita Lanzarote, by the Czech studio OOOOX, for its subtle integration of landscape, architecture, and ceramics. The jury also awarded an honorable mention to the Caruso restaurant in Santo Domingo, designed by the Arquimilio studio.
A contemporary perspective on habitat
This award is part of APE Grupo's commitment to contemporary architecture and the evolution of inhabited spaces. The company also promotes initiatives such as Ágora, a series of lectures that have featured figures such as Emilio Tuñón, Iñaki Ábalos, Patxi Mangado, Benedetta Tagliabue, and Rafael de la Hoz, among others.
Furthermore, it has just presented the fifth edition of the study "The New Habitat 26-27: How the Spaces We Inhabit Are Changing," an annual trends report that reflects a clear shift in priorities toward well-being, sustainability, and the resilience of spaces, and has established itself as a reference tool for designers and architects.
Jury. Peris+Toral Arquitectes. APE Grupo launches the third edition of its international Architecture Awards.
About APE Grupo
APE Grupo is a leading Spanish company in its sector. Its activity focuses on the creation of distinctive spaces through a wide range of ceramic floor and wall tiles, and advanced technical solutions for architecture and interior design.
APE Grupo was established as a business group in 2016 and has been in business for 30 years. The ceramic company owns the brands APE, Carmen, XLINING, and Ilbagno, and has a technical office that provides advanced architectural and interior design solutions.
The Spanish group has an annual turnover of around €60 million and directly employs 150 employees. APE Grupo markets its products nationally and internationally, and is present in more than 125 countries worldwide as a result of its reinvestment and constant expansion strategy. Eighty-four percent of its sales are directed to foreign markets, with the main destinations being France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Spain.
As a sign of its international presence, APE currently has offices in the United Arab Emirates, Australia, France, Russia, Italy, Ireland, and Bulgaria.
