Cosentino has officially announced the student winners of the 14^th edition of the international Cosentino Design Challenge (CDC). The CDC is a worldwide research and development initiative that challenges architecture and design students to think creatively while incorporating Cosentino’s products in their submissions. This year’s professional competition collaborated with 31 schools and universities globally.

Due to the current global health situation, the deliberation session took place for the first time online. The session was chaired by Santiago Alfonso, Vice President of Communication & Marketing for Cosentino Group and President of the CDC competition. He was joined by professors from the following schools throughout Spain:

• Escuela de Arte y Superior de Diseño de Pamplona
• Escuela Artediez de Madrid
• Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía, ESADA
• Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Barcelona, ETSAB
• Escuela de Arte de Zaragoza

This year, the jury evaluated 213 projects in the Architecture category and 150 in the Design category, submitted by students in Europe, North America and across Asia.

Six projects total, three from the Architecture category and three from the Design category, were selected as the winners and will be awarded 1,000 euros each (approximately $1,560 CAD). In addition, the three runners-up in each category will be awarded a certificate of recognition.

“The exceptional situation that we are facing has not been able to stop the competition,” said Adeline Salinas, Coordinator of the Design Challenge. “Once again, we can be proud of having received a greater number of projects than we did in the previous edition.”

Architecture Category Theme: Cosentino and inhabiting the urban space (street room)

The three winning projects are:

• Cosentino Square by Luis Mínguez González (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).

• BLACK HOLE by Alexandra Bailey (Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía, ESADA, Spain).

• In Between by Teresa Martínez López (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).

 

The three runners-up are:

• URBAN PATIOby Anna Burdeus Peirats (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).
• Fraternity by Chandra María Carrasco López (Escuela Artediez de Madrid, Spain).
• MEMORIAL by Miguel Angel Chavez Hermoza (Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño, Córdoba, Argentina).

Design Category Theme: Cosentino and local tradition (contemporary craftsmanship)

The three winning projects are:

• Bravo! by Teresa Martínez López (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).

• STONE STOOL by Miguel Ángel Ygoa Fernández de Castro (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM, Spain).

• Hamoon by Noive Ceballos Gómez, Laura Barón Palmero (Cesine Centro Universitario, Santander, Spain)

The three runners-up are:

• Atsui by Jorge Rios, Gurpreet Signh, Ana Manchón, Johan Forkin (Escuela de Arte Superior de Diseño de Alicante, EASDA, Spain).
• Primitive Instinct by Paula Garnica González (Escuela Superior de Arte y Diseño de Andalucía, ESADA, Spain).
• FLORA by VU Minh Quynh (ESAM Design – École Supérieure des Arts Modernes, Paris, France).

“Taking into account the unusual situation we are facing has seriously complicated our daily activities. Seeing the result of this year’s challenge makes us feel proud and encourages us to continue with this project, which from the beginning has been committed to the talent and creativity of future A&D professionals,” said Santiago Alfonso, President of the Design Challenge. “If there is one thing that has become even clearer to me during the review and assessment of applications, it is that design and architecture can and should provide real solutions to present and future problems.”

To download and preview all the winning projects, click here.