14th Porcelanosa Awards 2023

Background

Development and promotion

PORCELANOSA Group is an international holding company with a 50-year trajectory. The group is a leading manufacturer of ceramic products, kitchen and bathroom equipment, and architectural solutions ranging from ceramic fixing materials to industrialised construction. The multinational is acutely aware of the important role played by professionals working in architecture and interior design, the hotel sector and property development in the completion of any project, prompting it to launch its awards; now in their fourteenth edition. The objectives of the awards are as follows:

To support all institutions connected with architecture, interior design and property development in their work, development and corporate identity.
To improve the image of the sector both nationally and internationally, to boost its growth and scope.
To showcase and promote new ideas in the fields of architecture, interior design and property development.

Renowned professionals in the field have participated in previous years, with jury members including RCR, Conran & Partners, Daniel Libeskind, Francesc Rifé, Lázaro Rosa-Violán,Mark Fenwick, Rafael de La-Hoz, Clodagh, Fermín Vázquez, Sandra Tarruella, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Andrés Jaque, Fran Silvestre, Carlos Lamela, Iñigo Ortiz, Hembert Peñaranda, Ramón Esteve, Taba Rasti, Pascua Ortega, Alejandro Pombo, Benedetta Tagliabue, Abel Matutes, Beatriz Silveira, Kike Sarasola and Manuel Aires Mateus.

Picture: «The Sea» Ángela Acevedo del Álamo (3A interiorismo). Design of the Future, Professionals category. 13th Porcelanosa Awards.

Object

Encourage the creative activity

The purpose of this event is to select the best project presented that has used materials produced by the seven companies in the PORCELANOSA Group. The main aim is to encourage the creative activity of new and future professionals, help to promote and disseminate their work and innovate in terms of architecture, supporting their new proposals.

Picture: «Suite presidencial de hotel» María Ying Fernández Arjona. Design of the Future, Students category. 13th Porcelanosa Awards.

Forward-Looking Design and Best Design of the Year

The competition is divided into two categories:

“Forward-Looking Design”, there will be an award for the project that proposes the best solution for a sustainable space within the following subcategories:

Professionals: aimed at interior designers, architects and property developers.
Students: at students of interior design and architecture from design schools, schools of architecture and universities.

“Best Design of the Year”, there will be an award for the best projects carried out mainly with materials from the seven PORCELANOSA Group companies and completed between January 2022 and March 2023.

Participation in the student category can be individual or as a group, with a maximum of 3 people per group. In the professional category, participants can register as freelancers or as representatives of a studio. In both cases only the details of the spokesperson will be indicated and a maximum of three projects per candidature can be submitted. These must be clearly identified and differentiated from each other.

Picture: «Centro de ocio Odiseo» Clavel Arquitectos. Design of the year. 13th Porcelanosa Awards.

Jury

Architects, Interior Designers, Designers, Hotel owners and Property Developers

There will be a multidisciplinary jury formed by internationally renowned architects, interior designers, designers, hotel owners and property developers. The names of its members will be published on the awards website in accordance with the schedule for the submission of projects.