Mass Madera Award 2025

An award to recognize projects by architecture students

Mass Madera, the Spanish Network for the Promotion of Industrialized Solid Timber Construction, is launching this award to recognize Final Degree Projects and Master’s Theses from the last three years that feature timber structures or in which wood is a key material.

MASS MADERA AWARD FOR FINAL DEGREE PROJECTS / MASTER’S THESES

Final Degree Projects (PFC) and Master’s Theses (TFM) in architecture from any Spanish university can be submitted, provided they were presented within the last three years (since the June 2022 call) and have made significant use of wood as a construction material.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

A PDF document containing relevant information to understand the PFC / TFM.

AWARDS

The total value of the prizes is €26,050.
They include a 100% scholarship for a Master’s program at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia for the 2025–26 academic year (the year when Barcelona is the World Capital of Architecture), plus a cash prize of €3,000 for 1st place, €2,000 for 2nd place, and €1,000 for 3rd place.

JURY

The jury will be composed of:

Carla Ferrer, Mass Madera Coordinator
Vicente Guallart, Founder of IAAC
Daniel Ibáñez, Director of IAAC
Elena Orte, Architect at Suma Arquitectura
Begoña Serrano, Director of the Valencian Institute of Building
Jose Toral, Architect at Peris+Toral Arquitectes
Maria Teresa Verdú, Director General of Architecture at MIVAU

DEADLINES

Submissions must be sent to the email: hola@massmadera.org
The deadline is 24:00 on July 10, 2025.
Winners will be announced on July 25, 2025.

More information at: https://massmadera.org/concurso/