Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and students are invited to submit projects to this year's Tile of Spain Awards, whose previous winners include a terracotta-hued winery.
Now in its 17th edition, the Tile of Spain Awards ? which are held annually by ASCER, the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer's Association ? celebrate projects from across the globe that make innovative use of Spanish ceramics.
A total prize of ?39,000 will be split between three categories: architecture, interiors, and student degree projects.
Jorge Vidal's Mont-Ras winery was the winner of the 2017 architecture award
The winners of the two main prizes, Architecture and Interior design, will receive ?17,000 each, while the student who earns first place in the Final Degree Project category will receive ?5,000. Heading up the judging panel this year is Argentinian architect Jorge Silvetti, founder of Machado and Silvetti Associates. He will be joined by architects Elías Torres and Ricardo Carvalho.
The Mont-Ras winery in northeast Spain made use of rustic, fired clay tiles
Barcelona-based architect Jordi Garcés will also be part of the team, whose studio Garcés-de Seta-Bonet was named winner of the Interior Design category in 2017.
The studio employed grey-tone ceramics to update three stations on Barcelona's L9 train line, which the judges praised for "overcoming all the challenges posed for floor coverings in public spaces".
Special mention was also given in this category to Barcelon...