In the Architecture category, the award went to the “New entrance to Palma’s Intermodal Station”, designed by Joan Miquel Seguí Colomar. Two special mentions were also made:“Laan Van Spartaan Amsterdam student housing” by Studioninedots Amsterdam, and “Sports hall and classrooms. Francisco de Vitoria University” by Alberto Campo Baeza.
Joan Miquel Seguí
Ubication:Palma de Mallorca
Photographer:Adriá Goula and Carlos Gabilondo
The panel of judges particularly valued the use of ceramic tiles to create a latticework effect as a defining feature for the entrance, marking the threshold between the urban space and the intermodal station’s service infrastructures. The design marks a return to the Mediterranean tradition of latticework as a filter between exteriors and a more e…