The Winners of the 2025 FAD Awards
The winning projects of the 2025 FAD Architecture and Interior Design Awards have been announced last month. Established in 1958 to promote the values of architecture and interior design, the FAD Awards are the longest-running in Europe in the sector. Promoted by ARQUIN-FAD, the recognition fosters avant-garde trends by highlighting quality in new paths and open research beyond traditional languages.
The awards are divided into the following five categories:
Architecture Category. VHIR Vall d’Hebron Campus Research Center by BAAS + ESPINET/UBACH. [BCN] Spain.
The VHIR Vall d’Hebron Research Institute project, designed by architects Jordi Badia, Miquel Espinet, and Jero Gutiérrez (BAAS Arquitectura and Espinet/UBACH) The jury, highlighted the quality, elegance, and precision of both the design and its execution. They also praised the way the proposal strategically reorganizes the university campus, sensitively integrating it into the urban environment and topography.
VHIR Vall d’Hebron Campus Research Center by BAAS + ESPINET/UBACH. Photograph by Gregori Civera.
Interior Design Category. La Nave by Atienza Maure Arquitectos. [BCN] Spain.
The proposal involves the transformation of a former factory to house a technology company, along with the home of one of its founders. The jury praised the ingenious implementation of its prefabricated construction system to effectively respond to the needs and constraints of the brief.
La Nave by Alonso Atienza Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Maure Blesa, arquitectes. Photograph by Simone Marcolin.
City and Landscape Category. Urban redesign of Plaça de Riells by Comas-Pont Arquitectes. [Riells] Spain.
A proposal that recovers part of the old town center for the public, in a harmonious dialogue with the surrounding landscape.
Riells square by Comas-Pont arquitectes. Photography by Adrià Goula
Ephemeral Interventions Category. Seasonal House: A domestic climate-driven experiment by TAKK. [BCN] Spain.
A constantly evolving project with no end date, the project was created with the intention of converting a 400 m² industrial space into a home. Self-built with the remains of their own work, the jury highlights the inventive alternative of a house deconstructed into small worlds, scattered throughout the interior of an industrial warehouse.
Seasonal House, a domestic climate-driven experiment by TAKK. Photography by José Hevia.
Re-FAD Award. Vapor Cortès – Prodis 1923 Renovation by Harquitectes. [Terrassa] Spain.
The project was chosen for the sensitivity with which it transformed a former industrial complex into an open and functional facility. The jury highlighted how the construction strategy enhances pre-existing elements, in a commitment to reuse and sustainability.
International Category. Craquelures dans le réel. [Lausanne] Switzerland.
A project by Gonzalo Peña Sancho, Ilse Cardenas, Diego Escamilla, Fujan Fahmi, Lucia Espinosa de los Monteros Garcia Frias, and Federico Lepre that was part of the Lausanne Jardins 2024 festival.
Craquelures dans le réel Bains de Bellerive by Gonzalo Peña Sancho, architect (KRI), Ilse Cardenas, Diego Escamilla, architects (Palma), Fujan Fahmi, landscape designer (MOFA), Lucia Espinosa de los Monteros Garcia Frias, landscape designer (KOIZ studio), Federico Lepre, architect (atelier ll0l0l). Photography by DSL Studio, Federico Lepre.
Ephemeral Interventions Category, Special Mention.
Exhibition: 100 IKEA Objects We Wish We Had at VINÇON by DHub and MAIO. [BCN] Spain.
Thought and Criticism Category
Mies van der Rohe. Complete Texts, 1922-1969 and Learning to Unlearn.
Habitàcola Award
Symphony of Fragments by Laura Izaguirre Forné and Helena-Selma Mora Undurraga (students at BAU – University Center for Arts and Design); mentored by Pierino dal Pozzo and Aina Roca Mora.
Premio Habitàcola. Sinfonía de fragmentos por Laura Izaguirre Forné, Helena-Selma Mora Undurraga (estudiantes de BAU- Centro Universitario de Artes y Diseño); con la tutoría de Pierino dal Pozzo y Aina Roca Mora.
Habitacola Award, Special Mention
Dressed by Laia Baqués Setó, Pere Sabaté Marcet, and Ouxiang Zhang (students at ETSAB, Barcelona School of Architecture); mentored by Cristina Pardal March and Oriol Roig Mayoral.