The first selection was conducted by the president Inês Lobo together with Paloma Cañizares, Josep Puigdomènech, Pep Quilez, Maria Rubert de Ventós and Jorge Vidal as members in the Disseny Hub space in Barcelona, the current headquarters of FAD.
The category of Thought and Criticism was supervised by Marta Llorente (president), Kathrin Golda-Pongratz and Alessandro Scarnato (members) and finally, the International category, now in its 9th edition, was judged by the celebrated architect Carme Pinós accompanied by Pere Buil and Diane Gray.
The final verdict will take place at a public event on 14 June 2022, also at Disseny HUB Barcelona, which will include an exhibition of the works declared the winners by the jury.
- FAD Architecture and Interior Design Awards Finalists
Within this modality, works have stood out for their sensitivity and conceptual clarity. Urban coherence or coherence with its surroundings was valued. The implementation of passive techniques with materials from the area were the protagonists, as well as the existence of rigorous and logical precision in the construction and composition of the project.
Architecture category.-
1. Llacuna (Barcelona).
2. 8 public housing units for rent in Palma (Balearic Islands).
3. El Roser Social Centre (Tarragona).
4. Costa House (Barcelona).
5. CAP Cotet (Barcelona).
6. Blue House (Portugal).
In Interior Design, projects have been positively valued that have shown courage and attitude in their intervention but with an outstanding historical or respectful sense while at the same time achieving a balance. The enrichment of pre-existing spaces and the adaptation to new needs and current ways of living are rewarded.
Interior Design Category.-
7. A window in a garden of the Alhambra. Rehabilitation of the building annexed to the Bath of the Alhambra Mosque as an exhibition space for the artistic and musical legacy of the Barrios family (Granada).
8. The Garage (Madrid).
9. Renovation of the Paço dos Condes de Ourém (Portugal).
In the City and Landscape category, the capacity for recovery and transformation of public space has been highlighted. We found works that have enhanced their context to promote and encourage activity in the area. The projects are also characterised by their great capacity to solve problems of connection with the city or accessibility.
City and Landscape Category.-
10. Bon dia, Carme! (Girona).
11. Accessible route to the Basilica of Estrela, Lisbon (Portugal).
12. Untold Stories_Peter Lindbergh (La Coruña).
13. Library and Archives of the Municipality of Grândola (Portugal).
11. Accessible route to the Basilica of Estrela, Lisbon (Portugal).
12. Untold Stories_Peter Lindbergh (La Coruña).
13. Library and Archives of the Municipality of Grândola (Portugal).
All the proposals of Intervenciones Efímeras revolve around current problems. They do so from the bioclimatic emergency, the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic or the need to take advantage of the limits of the city in relation to its context. These works are a reflection of the present moment in which we live, they try to vindicate the need to establish a commitment to the resolution of the conflicts in which our society is immersed.
Category Ephemeral Interventions.-
- Finalists FAD International Awards
The FAD International Awards had 6 finalists and 9 selected from among 75 proposals submitted. The categories into which they have been subdivided are Architecture and City and Landscape and Ephemeral Interventions and Interior Design.
Two schools and a museum have been selected, all of them with sensitivity and respect for culture, available resources and landscape.
Architecture and City and Landscape.-
1. New Munch Museum (Norway).
2. Children's school in the community of Cerro Colorado (Peru).
3. CEM Kamanar secondary school (Senegal).
They stand out for their non-invasive interventions, their constructive experimentation and their balance between essence and sophistication.
Ephemeral Interventions and Interior Design.-
4. In Conflict - Portuguese Official Representation at the 17th Biennial of Architecture of Venice (Italy).
5. Enclosure. Pavilion at the Utzon Center (Denmark).
6. Air/Aria/Aire (Italy.
- FAD Thought and Criticism Awards Finalists
The aim of the FAD Thought and Criticism Awards is to reward any text, publication, website, book, etc. that has had a significant impact on the field of architecture and has encouraged debate and criticism in order to rethink our cultural foundations.
1. El Escorial: empire and stomach
2. Provincial capital
3. All the staircases in the world
4. My house, your city. Privacy in a shared
shared world
5. Primavera Tardia
