Tile and stone use in architecture and design will be
recognized at Coverings 2008 with the annual presentation of the Spectrum and
Prism Awards. In issuing the Call for Entries, Coverings organizers announced
that the prize money for the dual honors — Spectrum for tile, Prism for stone —
totals $30,500, and it will be bestowed upon winners at a special awards
ceremony inaugurating the international tile and stone expo and conference,
April 29-May 2, at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. More than 15,000
entry forms have been mailed, plus downloadable versions are available at
www.coverings.com/spectrum-prism-awards.html. Deadline for receipt is February 1, 2008.
Historically, the top criteria for
the awards include a mastery of the materials, overall creativity and
imagination, plus installation competency.
This year, the Spectrum Awards will
be presented for usage of porcelain and/or ceramic tiles, and separately honor
projects featuring glass and/or mosaics. A $3,000 first prize each will go to
winners of both residential and commercial projects in those two separate
categories. Additionally, $1,500 Awards of Merit have been earmarked for the
two different tile classifications.
Finally, judges will have the option
to acknowledge one other submission with a $1,000 Special Recognition Award.
The Prism Awards also reflect a
slight restructuring: $3,000 First Prizes and $1,500 Awards of Merit for use of
stone in Residential, Institutional and Commercial projects will be presented.
A $1,000 Special Recognition Award also will be offered.
To qualify, projects must have been
completed between January 2004 and December 2007. Each submission must be
accompanied by an electronic file; a pocket folder with an official entry form;
a typed project description and identification information; and,
high-resolution photography. The entry fee is $100 for a single project, but
multiple entries are accepted and encouraged, with a reduced $60 fee for each
additional entry.
The 2008 Spectrum and Prism Awards
are sponsored by Coverings and coordinated by the five sponsoring organizations
of the show including ASCER (Spain’s Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association),
Confindusrtria Ceramica (Italian Association of Ceramics), CTDA (Ceramic Tile
Distributors Association), NTCA (National Tile Contractors Association) and
TCNA (Tile Council of North America).
