THE PLAN ECCA Award 2025

Individuals or groups of professionals - in the fields of architecture, city planning and engineering - may enter the award and each individual or group may compete in each contest with a maximum of 3 projects.

Eligible projects must be architectural works completed after January 1, 2020, and built in Europe.

The ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025 features 3 different categories called “contests”: SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE.
Only interventions completed with construction work completed after 1 January 2020 and by the closing date of the contest are allowed.

There will be two Honorable Mentions and one Winner.

To be eligible for ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025, projects have to be realised in Europe featuring pre-painted metal components in both facade, envelope, roofing, and wall systems.

The award is open to all categories of projects:
- Public or private contract
- New Construction & Renovation
- Residential building or complex
- Infrastructure
- Exterior fittings

The projects may be submitted in 3 contest:
SMALL - Projects up to 500 m²
MEDIUM - Projects from 500-2000 m²
LARGE - Projects over 2000 m²

Period for enrolment and uploading material: 24 February 2025 - 15 June 2025 (inclusive).
Participation in the award is subject to completing all aspects of registration, enrolment and materials uploading.

Participation in the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025 is free.

To take part in the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025 candidates are requested to complete the following steps involving data and materials upload as indicated on the website:

STEP 1 - ENTRY FORM
Personal data (which will not be published) necessary for copyright ownership of submitted works and projects.

STEP 2 - PROJECT DETAILS
Project title and name of practice
Short description of the project (max 160 keystrokes, including spaces)

Project identification form (i.e. text fields to fill out), consisting of:
_Location
_Client
_Typology of façade system
_Intended use
_Completion date
_Built area
_Architects
_Design team
_Main Contractor
_Consultants
_Façade system suppliers (if known, not mandatory)
_Photo credits

Short résumé of the practice / participant (max. 1,000 keystrokes, including spaces)

Link video (youtube or vimeo)
Website
Social media accounts

STEP 3 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Answer to a few questions on different aspects of the project
(min. 400 max 800 keystrokes, including spaces, unless otherwise indicated)
- Where did the idea for the project come from and how was the concept developed?
- What is the dynamic between the project and the surrounding landscape and/or urban area?
- What was the driver to specify coated metal for the envelope rather than choosing another material?
- If your project has taken the aspects of sustainability and eco-compatibility into strong consideration, indicate which strategies, materials and technologies have been used. Indicate if it has also obtained any prizes/awards/certifications.
- Describe your project, highlighting its strengths and its defining characteristics. (min. 600 max 1'500 keystrokes)

Tag insertion with reference to:
_Type of project
_Construction materials
_Construction technologies

STEP 4 - PHOTO GALLERY
Cover image
_Size: Long side - 1,500 px
_Format: jpg, RGB, 72 dpi
_Weight: max 600 Kb

min 10 | max 12 photos of built work or renderings for work under construction.
_Size: Long side - 1,500 px
_Format: jpg, RGB, 72 dpi
_Weight: max 600Kb each

All images must be accompanied by:
photo credit
caption of image

All materials received (i.e. texts, photos/renderings, drawings, images, etc) will be considered Free of Rights to be published in THE PLAN, Maggioli and ECCA’s websites, social media channels, magazine and dedicated special issue (see Clause 16)

The official language is English.

Failure to comply with the submission deadlines for material or any of the instructions in Clause 7 shall result in exclusion from ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025. The organizer can, at its discretion, postpone the deadlines initially indicated.

All the projects will be subject to initial selection to determine the shortlisted projects that will go through to the next round in the competition (as indicated in Clause 11) and be published on www.theplan.it. The projects that are not selected during this initial stage will not be published online as above. The date for publishing the shortlisted projects on www.theplan.it will be communicated at a later date.

The Jury (as per Clause 14) shall evaluate the shortlisted projects to identify the projects that will go through to the finals. The list of these projects will be made available, for each contest, on www.theplan.it. The date for publishing the projects in the finals on www.theplan.it will be communicated at a later date.

The Jury (as per Clause 14) will select one winner and two honorable mentions projects. The organizers will officially inform the winner and the honorable mentions.

The honorable mentions and the winner will be published in the Special Volume dedicated to THE PLAN Award, to be released in March 2026. The winner will also be featured in a two-page article in the March issue of THE PLAN, as well as included as Juror in the 2026 edition of the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award.

The Jury will consist of prominent names from the world of architecture, city planning and engineering as well as leading academics and ECCA’s Board. Its composition will be announced via the official channels.

The ceremony for the winners of the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025 will take place in fall 2025; further details to come.

Without prejudice to copyrights, participants authorise both the publishing house Maggioli SpA, and ECCA Association, along with THE PLAN magazine as the organiser and promoter of the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2025, to use, publish and disclose the contents of the submissions (images, drawings, renderings, videos, texts and other) for total or partial digital and paper publications, also for promotional purposes, with citation of sources and copyrights, without any claim to copyrights and other compensation of any kind, for any reason or title. Participants also release the publisher Maggioli SpA, ECCA Association and THE PLAN magazine from any involvement with third parties.

By submitting the documentation required to take part in the competition, ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award participants:
• Declare, under their own personal responsibility, to be the sole copyright holder for the works or the projects submitted and undertake to hold the publishing house Maggioli SpA, ECCA Association and the magazine THE PLAN harmless from any disputes, claims or judgements by third parties concerning the works/projects used and disseminated in the publications referred to in these rules;
• Declare that the data and declarations included herewith are truthful and submitted under their full responsibility;
• Declare to have understood and accepted all the conditions established by these rules;
• Authorize the publishing house Maggioli SpA to keep all the material submitted and not to have to return anything;
• Authorize the publishing house Maggioli SpA, ECCA Association and THE PLAN magazine, organiser and promoter of ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award, to use, publish and disclose the contents of the submissions (images, drawings, renderings, videos, texts and other) for total or partial digital and paper publications, also for promotional purposes, with citation of sources and copyrights, without any claim to copyrights and other compensation of any kind, for any reason or title. Participants also release the publisher Maggioli SpA, ECCA Association and THE PLAN magazine from any involvement with third parties.

This Privacy Policy provides information on the processing of personal data pursuant to Art. 13 of EU Regulation 2016/679 (‘GDPR’).
The data provided by participants registering for and attending the initiative are processed by Maggioli S.p.A, with head office in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Via del Carpino no. 8, VAT no. 02066400405 as the Organising Company, and by ECCA with registered office in 1150 Brussels - Belgium, avenue de Tervueren 273, VAT no. BE 0414 448 930, as Partner Company, in their joint capacity as Data Controllers of the data processing.

Joint Data Controllers of the data processing and Data Protection Officers
The Joint Data Controller is Maggioli S.p.A with head office in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Via del Carpino no. 8, VAT number 02066400405.
Maggioli has appointed a Data Protection Officer who may be contacted at the following addresses:
email: [email protected]
certified email: [email protected]

ECCA with registered office in 1150 Brussels - Belgium, avenue de Tervueren 273, VAT no. BE 0414 448 930, in the person of its legal representative Yvonne Barcelona.
ECCA has appointed a Data Protection Officer who may be contacted at the following addresses:
email: [email protected]

Purpose and legal basis
The Joint Data Controllers process personal data for the following purposes:
- to allow the Data Subject to participate in the initiative (e.g., course or webinar) by filling in the form and sending useful logistical information. Processing is necessary for the execution of an Agreement with the Data Subject that comes into effect on registration for the event;
- to subsequently contact the participant in order to forward educational material and any certificates of attendance and credits, if applicable. Processing is necessary for the execution of an Agreement with the Data Subject that comes into effect on registration for the event;
- to inform the user of other similar initiatives, keeping him/her updated on conferences and training events. The legal basis for processing is the legitimate interest of the Data Controller to better organise any future initiatives for the benefit of potential participants;
- to use the contact details provided to send commercial communications regarding the Joint Controllers' products, providing Data Subjects with updates regarding novelties, promotions and offers. Data processing is carried out with the consent of the Data Subject.

Data Storage
The personal data collected when a Data Subject registers for a course/webinar will be used for the purposes indicated above and kept until that same Data Subject requests its erasure. Personal data used to send commercial communications will be stored until the Data Subject withdraws his/her consent.

Processing methods
Data processing will be carried out using the methods and procedures strictly necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected, manually or with the aid of computerised tools. Data processing will be carried out directly by the Joint Controllers, by Mandated Persons authorised to process the data or by persons specifically appointed Data Protection Officers in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The Data Subject may, at any time, request the Joint Controllers to provide the complete list of Data Protection Officers involved in the processing of data for the purposes referred to in this Privacy Policy.

Rights of the Data Subject
The Data Subject may, at any time, exercise his/her rights provided for in Art. 15 et seq. of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. If the conditions are applicable, the Data Subject also has the right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority if he/she believes that the processing of his/her personal data is in violation of the provisions of current legislation.

These rights may be exercised with regard to:
- Maggioli S.p.A., with an email to [email protected] or in writing addressed to Maggioli S.p.A. Via del Carpino no. 8 - 47822 Santarcangelo di Romagna (RN), Italy.
- ECCA with an email to [email protected] or in writing addressed to ECCA, avenue de Tervueren 273, 1150 Brussels, Belgium.