New Tiles of Spain Awards Competition Begins

Castellon, Spain, June 18, 2009--The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER) is launching the eighth edition of Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design competition.

The Awards are made in recognition of projects that best reflect the development of Spanish ceramic tiles in cutting edge architecture.

The deadline for handing in the projects is Oct. 30.

The awards have a prize fund of 60,000 Euros for the three categories. The two main categories of the Tile of Spain Awards are Architecture and Interior Design, with each have a prize fund of 20,000 Euros.

There is also a Degree Projects category to the competition which is aimed at students of Architecture and has a prize fund of 10,000 Euros.

Entries must use floor and/or wall tiles made in Spain as a significant material in the structure of the building. Both participants and works can be international.