The Official College of Architects of Madrid (COAM) hosted the first edition of the Architecture Madrid Awards (AMA) on 30 October. An event whose mission is to highlight and value the work of studios, architects and interior designers and which brought together a jury formed by: Carlos Lamela, Tristán López-Chicheri, Lázaro Rosa-Violán, Paloma Sobrini, Sara Folch, César Vidal, Eva Cuesta, Javier Pioz, José Antonio Granero, María José Picchio-Marchetti, Carlos Rubio Carvajal and Diego Gronda.
The event was attended by nearly one hundred studios led by professionals from the sector. The vast majority of them attended as nominees, although they all came together to support this initiative promoted by CEIDA and backed by Madrid World Capital City (MWCC), whose president David García Núñez was also present, as well as representatives of the capital's city council, who did not want to miss the event. They were accompanied by the twelve members of the jury, who, a week earlier, met to deliberate and issue the final verdict in the Porcelanosa showroom.

Nearly 100 entries were submitted in order to compete for some of the awards and win gold in one of the three categories: Architecture, Interior Design and Product. Several ‘silvers’ and four runners-up prizes were also awarded. In addition, honorary prizes and mentions were awarded to important and outstanding figures from the sector, both nationally and internationally.

Awarded by the jury

In the ‘Architecture’ category, the Golden Award went to Zooco Estudio and Miguel Crespo Picot for the Arts Centre in Verín (Ourense). The two Silver Awards went to the UDIT New Building (Madrid), designed by Enrique Barrera, of In Design We Trust, and to Roberto de Uña, of G34 Arquitectos, for Vivienda La Roca (Navacerrada). Lastly, the two runners-up prizes in this category went to LECO and Pablo Sánchez for their Vivienda Unifamiliar GS House and Decologics Studio, for Power Station - Hotel S Macau.

In relation to the ‘Interior Design’ awards, 倪伟锋 - NI WEIFENG: 空谷来音 // The elegance from the hollow valley (Wenzhou, Zhejiang), was awarded the Golden Award. The two Silven Awards went to Carlos Camacho Merlo, Archidom Studio, for his work on the Rhudo restaurant (Madrid) and to Miguel Crespo Picot, Zooco, for Babette (Madrid). The runner-up prize went to Casa Cabanyal (Valencia), a project by Viruta Lab and María Daroz.

Finally, Álvaro González, of González Serrano Studio, and Jennyfer Alvarado Figueroa, of J-AF Architecture, for A table elevated in the landscape; Welcome Design, for Terra Lightning; and Cayenas, work carried out by Andreía Raventós and Raventos Arquitectura, were distinguished with gold, silver and honourable mention, respectively, in the ‘Design’ category.

Recognised by the organisation

In addition, the trophies awarded by the organisation, which recognised a broader vision of the discipline, went to: Estudio DIIR, which won the Extraordinary Award for Revelation Studio in 2024 from Beatriz Gancedo; Beatriz Silveira, for her national commitment for Tamara Falcó's house, whose award was presented by José Antonio Pérez, CEO of PORCELANOSA Madrid; and the Extraordinary Award for Innovation in Construction went to Modular Home, for its exciting project focused on its own innovative construction system. The latter, given by José Luis Martínez of K LINE.

Likewise, the Extraordinary Prize for Real Estate Development 2024 went to LaFinca, awarded by Juan José Gody, head of major accounts at Porcelanosa Madrid, while the Extraordinary Prize for Excellence in Construction went to TRAZO, presented by the architects Nacho Vicens and Julio Iranzo . There was also space to recognise ephemeral architecture in Flamenco, an award won by SO-LA-NA and presented by Héctor Ruiz, as well as the international expansion achieved by Carmelo Zappulla, who received this recognition from Marta Salina, director of Shameless Agency.

Similarly, the Extraordinary Prize for Product Innovation was awarded by Ruslan Zakharov and Giuseppe Baldassarre of Molteni to Team Italia Illuminazione; the Extraordinary Prize for Business Trajectory was awarded by Pietro Paolo Speziale of Cosmos Group to JMM; and the Extraordinary Prize for Investment in Real Estate was awarded by David Garcia Nuñez, president of MWCC, to the firm Aurea.

Finally, the two most acclaimed distinctions of the evening were awarded to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and L35 Arquitectos, which received the Extraordinary Award for Iconic Project in 2024 and was presented by Kay Mikhailova, president of the FEARLESS Group, and to Alberto Campo Baeza, for his distinguished and honourable career in the architecture sector. In the latter, it was María José Picchio-Marchetti, Director General of Housing and Rehabilitation in the Community of Madrid, who presented the award.

Last night, Madrid established itself as the epicentre of architectural talent, with awards that managed to establish itself as a benchmark in this discipline, laying the foundations for key awards for the Madrid Brand.