In all seventy entries were submitted for the respective ten categories in this year’s 2020 MASP awards.

The Planning Authority said that this is a record number of entries from architectural firms, Periti, interior designers and architecture students.

These awards not only attracted the well-established architectural firms but also a new generation of Perit and interior designers.

The category which received the most entries was the Restoration and Conservation Award for projects which enhance the historical integrity of old buildings and the legibility of their original design through sensitive interventions, the Authority said.

This was closely followed by the Interior Architecture Award for Commercial or Public Buildings and the Urban Planning Concept Award.

The Interior Architecture Award for Commercial or Public Buildings is for projects which excel in managing to fulfil the true potential of an interior space of a new or refurbished commercial buildings or public buildings and maximise the benefit of environmental influences such as natural light, sound, ventilation and incorporate innovative material.

The Urban Planning Concept Award is given for projects which are still in their concept stage and where innovative planning solutions are identified through which existing challenges in a given space may be addressed.

The other categories include the Urban Design, Public Open Spaces, Commercial and Public Buildings, Interior Architecture for Residential Projects, Hospitality, Tourism Accommodation & Leisure, Sustainability and Emerging Architect.

“The Covid-19 pandemic did not dampen, the spirits of Periti, interior designers and architecture students from entering those projects they feel proud of and consider them to be award-winning,” MASP jury Chairperson Perit Vincent Cassar said.

He added, “the intensity and attractiveness about these awards is that you find the creativity and genius of some well-known architectural firms ‘compete’ against the pioneering brilliance and innovative solutions of younger Periti and interior designers that are slowly making a name for themselves within the industry.”

The Authority also received four nominations for the President’s Award. This award is given to a person who would have made an outstanding contribution over the years through research, education, theory or practice of architecture and the built environment.

Over the coming weeks a seven member jury panel composed of foreign and local experts working within the academic and professional field of the built environment will be assessing all the entries to decide on the respective winners. For each category the jury will be assisted by a group of technical specialists.

The winners of the 2020 MASP awards will be announced at a virtual award-winning ceremony which will be held at the beginning of March. The MASP awards fall under the Patronage of the President of Malta.

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