Communication Record number of participants in the sixth Jumpthegap The competition has shattered records in terms of number of registrations, countries and projects submitted, compared with the five previous editions The project submission deadline for the sixth Jumpthegapprofessional and student, and the creation of a new award forThe rest of the jury will be made up of prestigious London international design competition arrived with a total of 637the most sustainable project, granted by the We Are Waterarchitecture critic and journalist Tom Dyckhoff, Portuguese projects presented, up 23% from the previous edition. This Foundation. designer Guta Moura, Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz, figure confirmed the healthy trend seen in the initial phase,As is now the norm, responsibility for choosing the winnersBCD Barcelona Design Centre Director General Isabel Roig, which saw 3,724 participants from 112 countries, making itwill fall to a jury made up of leading figures from the worldsBrazil’s Marcelo Rosenbaum, designer for more than 20 the most popular and most international call for entries toof architecture and design. This time, it will be headed byyears and Director of design and innovation firm Rosenbaum, date. Chinese architect Ma Yansong, who inherits the legacy ofand Josep Congost, Roca Director of Design and Innovation. The sixth edition of this biennial competition featuresrenowned names such as Kazujo Sejima, Ron Arad, John important changes, including its division into two categories,Pawson, Benedetta Tagliabue and Rafael Moneo. Roca Sanitario, S.A. Avda. Diagonal, 513 08029 Barcelona - Spain Telephone +34 93 366 1200 www.roca.com 5102 anolecraB .A.S ,oiratinaS acoR ©