APE Grupo presents the Architecture Awards – a competition that celebrates and recognises the talent of professionals who incorporate APE Grupo ceramics into their architectural and interior design projects. With a prize of €5,000 for the winning entry, the awards highlight excellence in the creative and technical use of ceramics across architecture, design and interiors.
Entries open until 13 November
APE GRUPO
APE Grupo is an industry leader in the creation of unique spaces, which it achieves by offering an extensive range of designer ceramics along with innovative technical products and services that help our customers reach their full potential.
Founded in February 2016, APE Grupo emerged as a business conglomerate that brings together four brands – APE, Carmen, XLINING and Ilbagno – with a collective history spanning more than three decades. Furthermore, the company has a specialised technical team that offers state-of-the-art architectural and interior design solutions.
Via an expansive strategy and the extensive nature of our product ranges, our brands have shown tremendous effort and dedication in every project. This has allowed us to consolidate our position in 120 countries where our almost 200 collections are present.
JURY
Sol Madridejos
Sancho-Madridejos
Sol Madridejos
Sancho-Madridejos
Architect and co-founder of the studio Sancho-Madridejos, one of the leading names in contemporary Spanish architecture. Her career has been recognized with awards such as the COAM Urbanism Award and the Best New Build Award at the Anthological Awards for Contemporary Architecture of Castilla-La Mancha.
Her work has been exhibited at international institutions including MoMA in New York, RIBA in London, and the Venice Biennale. She balances her professional practice with an intensive teaching and research career, delivering lectures and masterclasses at prestigious universities across Europe, America, and Asia.
Fernando Márquez Cecilia
Lagranja Design
Fernando Márquez Cecilia
Lagranja Design
Co-founder and managing partner of Lagranja Design, a multidisciplinary studio with offices in Barcelona, Singapore, and Istanbul, and architecture, interior design, and product design projects developed across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
The studio’s trajectory has been recognized with some of the industry’s most prestigious international accolades, including the Red Dot Awards, IDEA Awards, IIDA Excellence Awards, and Architizer A+ Awards. Alongside his professional practice, Gerard Sanmartí maintains a close connection with the academic field, participating as a guest lecturer, speaker, and specialized jury member at various national and international institutions.
Susana Babiloni
President of the Regional College of Architects for Castellón
Susana Babiloni
President of the Regional College of Architects for Castellón
Susana Babiloni is an architect and president of the Castellón Regional Association of Architects. She graduated in 2011 from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and holds a master’s degree in Marketing and Market Research (2014) from the UJI and Advertising Graphics (2016) from the EASD Castelló.
Babiloni practices architecture in her own studio. She is also part of the team drafting the ARRU document for the preparation of the General Urban Development Plan (PGOU) of Castellón and advises various city councils on urban planning and valuations.
She combines her profession with teaching, as she gives technical courses at universities and professional associations on real estate valuation and georeferencing applied to urban planning and building.
Sol Madridejos
Sancho-Madridejos
Architect and co-founder of the studio Sancho-Madridejos, one of the leading names in contemporary Spanish architecture. Her career has been recognized with awards such as the COAM Urbanism Award and the Best New Build Award at the Anthological Awards for Contemporary Architecture of Castilla-La Mancha.
Her work has been exhibited at international institutions including MoMA in New York, RIBA in London, and the Venice Biennale. She balances her professional practice with an intensive teaching and research career, delivering lectures and masterclasses at prestigious universities across Europe, America, and Asia.
Fernando Márquez Cecilia
Lagranja Design
Co-founder and managing partner of Lagranja Design, a multidisciplinary studio with offices in Barcelona, Singapore, and Istanbul, and architecture, interior design, and product design projects developed across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
The studio’s trajectory has been recognized with some of the industry’s most prestigious international accolades, including the Red Dot Awards, IDEA Awards, IIDA Excellence Awards, and Architizer A+ Awards. Alongside his professional practice, Gerard Sanmartí maintains a close connection with the academic field, participating as a guest lecturer, speaker, and specialized jury member at various national and international institutions.
Susana Babiloni
President of the Regional College of Architects for Castellón
Susana Babiloni is an architect and president of the Castellón Regional Association of Architects. She graduated in 2011 from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and holds a master’s degree in Marketing and Market Research (2014) from the UJI and Advertising Graphics (2016) from the EASD Castelló.
Babiloni practices architecture in her own studio. She is also part of the team drafting the ARRU document for the preparation of the General Urban Development Plan (PGOU) of Castellón and advises various city councils on urban planning and valuations.
She combines her profession with teaching, as she gives technical courses at universities and professional associations on real estate valuation and georeferencing applied to urban planning and building.
AWARDS
More than just a recognition of excellence in ceramic use, the Architecture Awards serve as an international platform that showcases architectural and interior design proposals distinguished by their balance of aesthetics, functionality and sustainability. The awards celebrate innovative and thoughtful approaches to the design of inhabited spaces, and highlight the essential role of ceramics as a technical, expressive and contemporary material.
ENTRIES
The registration period for the third edition is open until 13 November.
To submit your project, please use the online form: Form (EN) / Formulaire (FR) / Formular (DE)/ Modulo (IT)
If you have any questions about the APE Grupo Architecture Awards, feel free to contact us at: premios@apegrupo.com.
Further information can be found in the 2026 competition guidelines →
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