14 2016 Presence of distinguished architect Roca London Norman Foster at AR “Women in Gallery hosts Architecture” Jury meeting AR annual conference with Winners were architects Jeanne Gang y Gabriela Etchegaray Odile Decq The Roca London Gallery hosted the meeting of the AROaxaca, Mexico, a project which has contributed to the “Women in Architecture” awards jury, organized by theeconomic and social development of the region.Odile Decq participated in Architectural Review’s annual English “Architects Journal” and sponsored by Roca UK. conference, held at the Roca London Gallery in July. Following their deliberations, the architect jury selectedThe Jane Drew and Ada Louise Huxtable prizes went,During the session, chaired by Christine Murray, chief the American Jeanne Gang and the Mexican Gabrielarespectively, to Odile Decq and Julia Peyton-Jones.editor of Architects’ Journal, Decq shared the work and Etchegaray to be, respectively, winners of the Architect design philosophy which has earned her the prestigious of the Year and Emerging Architect Awards. Jane Crew prize for the status of women in architecture. The award was supported by the AR journal. Jeanne Gang, founder of the Studio Gang collective of architects and town planners, is recognised throughout The majority of those attending were professionals in the world for her functional designs incorporating the sector, including representatives from Zaha Hadid technologies which respect the environment. The jury, Architects and Grimshaw and Barratt, London. For those which included the Pritzker prize-winner Norman Foster, unable to attend, the conference is available on AR’s was particularly impressed by the Arcus Centre for Facebook page. Social Justice, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, a triaxial building with large transparent façades connected by walls with concave inclined arcs sheltering the internal space. Gabriela Etchegaray is co-founder of the Ambrosi Etchegaray art and architecture firm and has worked in architecture and local heritage projects on a number of public and residential projects. The jury had particular praise for her mezcal Factory in Santiago Matatlán, To the right, Norman Foster, president of the jury during the deliberations. Roca Gallery A new display at the Roca Madrid Gallery evokes well-being in the fullest sense of the word “Feel… Roca” is the name given to the immense sculpture of a woman relaxing in a bath made out of 12 Terran shower trays Well-being, comfort, beauty and elegance are the valueswas made out of expanded polystyrene, polyurethane behind the “Feel…Roca” sculpture, the new windowfoam, metal framing and glass fibre, amongst other display at the Roca Madrid Gallery, which can be seenmaterials, to give it lightness despite its size. This is a until the beginning of September. Conceived and createdparadox which aims to surprise and amaze the visitor. by the Unaluna Publicity firm, in collaboration with sculptorGanogal, the sculptor and multidisciplinary artist, has Pedro Ganogal, this is the first window display to conveyincluded small details on the sculpture, such as a delicate the concept of well-being in the fullest sense of the word.drop falling from the hand of the woman and resting on The large-scale (8 x 2.8 x 1.8) sculpture represents athe base of the sculpture, in order to attract the attention woman relaxing in a curious bath made out of 12 Terranof the viewer. shower trays made of Stonex, a pioneering material due to its adaptability, safety and resistance to wear. The work 15