The finalist projects for the 2022 edition of the Mapei Award have been announced. The prize aims to promote sustainable architecture by recognizing projects that combine high architectural quality with the lowest possible environmental impact. Addressing the social and environmental challenges of the 21st century, the Mapei Award is presented to both new construction and renovation projects.
With an 85-year track record in the market, Mapei is the world's largest manufacturer of adhesives, sealants, and chemical products for construction, collaborating with the GBCe (Green Building Council Spain). Each year, a jury of renowned architectural experts presents three awards to projects that, in their view, contribute to showcasing the best sustainable architecture in Spain.
For this sixth edition, the jury was composed of Marta Alvarez Pastor (vaumm architects), Manuel Fonseca Gallego (MF arquitectos), Fuensanta Nieto (Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos), José Toral (Peris+Toral Arquitectes), Dolores Huerta (architect and managing director of GBCe), Óscar Agüera (architect and head of the technical department of Mapei Spain, S.A.), and Paula Rivas (jury secretary, architect, and technical director of GBCe). This year, the recognized projects range from detached social housing using dried posidonia seagrass and a cohousing project that reforested woodlands to offset its CO2 footprint, to a three-level street-building and a cooperative heated by radiant clay panels—exemplifying both the present state of architecture and its future direction.
Additionally, this edition will introduce a runner-up prize for the project that has best implemented the circular economy. In line with this concept and that of sustainability, the awards themselves will be manufactured from recycled waste. The award ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at 6:30 PM in Barcelona, specifically at the Lleialtat Santsenca Civic Center by H Arquitectes, which celebrates the sustainable recovery and transformation of an iconic building historically and socially significant to the neighborhood.
Below, we present the 10 finalist projects for the 2022 edition:
CAP de Riells i Viabrea / Comas-Pont Arquitectes
54 Public Housing Units in Inca / Fortuny, Alventosa Morell Arquitectes
Trinitat Vella Community Life Center / Haz arquitectura
Slow Offices / BAILORULL Arquitectura
Camp del Ferro Sports Center / AIA + Barceló Balanzó Arquitectes + Gustau Gili Galfetti
8 Public Housing Units on Salvador Espriu 39 / IBAVI
La Balma Cooperative Housing / Lacol + LaBoqueria
Entrepatios Las Carolinas / sAtt Arquitectura Triple balance
AA308 Offices / MCVR Studio
Sant Martí Sarroca Library / Valor-Llimós
This article was written by Agustina Iñiguez. The translation is powered by AI.
