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A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
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Summer 2026

A group of people walk and gather in a grassy urban park with stone paths, featured on the cover of AZURE magazine promoting the AZ Awards 2026.
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Summer 2026

The June/July/August 2026 edition of AZURE is dedicated to our 16th annual AZ Awards — and also features the best of Milan, the New Museum’s expansion, the latest in building envelope systems and more!

The AZ Awards issue packs much more than our winners and finalists — though they certainly take pride of place. (And you can read all about them on our dedicated AZ Awards site.)

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DaV restaurant by Andrea Maffei Architects won the 2024 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition.
DaV restaurant by Andrea Maffei Architects won the 2024 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition.

The Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition is accepting submissions for its 2025 North American edition. This prestigious, long-running awards program honours North American architects and designers who showcase the technical and aesthetic benefits of Italian tile from Ceramics of Italy brands in their projects, with past winners including Rockwell Group, Perkins&Will, Snøhetta, StudioSC, DEN Architecture and Taller KEN.

This year, the competition features four built categories — Residential, Non-Residential, Urban Design, and Design & New Application — along with a special Student category, which will be judged by an international jury of design experts. Selected winners in the four built categories will win cash prizes up to $5,000 along with a CEU-accredited trip to Bologna, Italy for Cersaie 2025 next September. Additionally, all winners will be awarded a trip to Coverings 2025 – the largest tile & stone show in North America – in April, where they will be honoured at a dedicated awards ceremony.

There is no fee to submit and multiple entries are welcome.

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