Bologna, Italy — The Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition, sponsored by Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Commission, has named its winners. Awardees receive $4,000 as well as a trip to Bologna, Italy, to attend Cersaie, the world’s largest exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings, Sept 22-26.
Residential Winner
Firm: D.I Group + Adeet Madan ; Project: 355 Mansfield
Location: Los Angeles; Tile Manufacturer: Refin Ceramiche ; Distributor: D.I Group ; Contractor: Rami Madan
Residential Honorable Mention
Firm: Narofsky Architecture ; Project: Chabra Residence
Location: Port Washington, N.Y.; Tile Manufacturer: Lea Ceramiche; Contractors: John Gushue-Metropan; Rocco Tile; Distributor: Lea Ceramiche
Residential Honorable Mention
Firm: Mario Bolivar Study of Architecture and Design; Project: Isla de FuegoLocation: Cancun, Mexico; Tile Manufacturer: Provenza; Contractor: Maline Tiles; Distributor: Maline Tiles
Commercial Winner
Firm: Corgan Associates; Project: Plaza of the Americas
Location: Dallas; Manufacturer: Cotto d’Este; Contractor: Kenma Tile; Distributor: Horizon Tile
Commercial Honorable Mention
Firm: Mojo Stumer Associates; Project: Luxottica Headquarters
Location: Port Washington, N.Y.; Tile Manufacturer: Mirage; Contractor: J.T. Magen & Company; Distributor: Cancos Tile Corporation
Commercial Honorable Mention
Firm: Leo A Daly ; Project: Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
Location: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Tile Manufacturer: Unicom Starker; Contractor: Raider Construction; Distributor: Concept Surfaces
Institutional Winner
Firm: MGA Partners; Project: Morgan Hall, Temple University
Location: Philadelphia; Tile Manufacturer: Mirage; Contractor: Belfi Brothers ; Distributor: High Style Stone & Tile
Institutional Honorable Mention
Firm: Gow Hastings Architects Inc.; Project: Paul H. Cocker Architecture Gallery, Ryerson University
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tile Manufacturer: Laminan; Contractor: Gaydor Flooring Inc.; Distributor: Stone Tile International Inc.
Institutional Honorable Mention
Firm: HDR Architecture; Project: The Mother Baby Center at Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Children’s Hospitals & Clinics
Location: Minneapolis; Tile Manufacturers: Atlas Concorde, Ceramiche Caesar; Contractor: Grazzini Brothers & Company; Distributor: RBC Tile and Stone