Theprominentfigure MaYansong,chairmanofthejuryofthe6thedition of jumpthegap. MaYansong, areafantasticplaceformakingthemselvesknownandexpressingthemselves.Andtheyalsolearntogenerate the architect of emotions, chaired the jury newideas. ofthe6editionofjumpthegapth Whatadvicewouldyougivethem?Inwhatwayshouldtheyapproach theirwork? “Youngand Theyshouldrealisethatyoungandfreshideasareaverypowerfulweapon.Perhapstheystillneedtimetomatureprofessionally,togainexperience,butideasarethestrengththatwilldrivetheirfuture.Bytakingpart freshideasare incompetitions, I learntthattheimportantthingwas notwinningorlosing,butknowingwhatyouaredoing. Youhavetokeepdreaming.Thefuturewillbringmany opportunities,youjusthavetokeepworkingandlearning. a very powerful Yourworkischaracterisedbybeingveryconnectedtonature. Forme,natureisveryimportant.Weashumanbeingsare weapon” partofnatureandthereforeweliketoexpressouremotionsinabeautifulandnaturalenvironment. Howcanarchitecturereconnect mankindwithnature? Ibelievethat, inthefuture,citieswillbemuchlarger,with ATHIS 40YEARS OFAGE,MA YANSONG(BEIJING, buildingsthataretallerandevermorepowerful.And,inthis Youhavebeenthechairman context, itisagoodideaforcitiesandtheirarchitectureto 1975)ISONEOFTHEMOSTIMPORTANTVOICES ofthejuryofjumpthegap. recover therelationshipbetween manandnature.More than WITHINTHECONTEMPORARYARCHITECTURE a green and sustainable architecture, formethe important PANORAMA.KNOWNFORLOATHINGSTANDARDISED Whatimportancedoyougive thingistohaveanaturalenvironmentthatawakens tothesecompetitions? emotions. Itisthenthatpeoplewillfeelcomfortableliving ANDSOULLESSBUILDINGS,HISPROJECTSSEEK inlargecities. THERELATIONSHIPBETWEENNATUREAND Stimulating ideasalwayscome out of them. Something MANKIND,ASWELLASUNIQUENESS.FROMHIS veryinteresting,bothfortheyoungcontestantsandforthe Inyouropinion,whatwill STUDIOINCHINA,MADARCHITECTS,HEHAS professionalsthatassesstheirdesigns. Ipersonally,asa judge, have seen very inspiring ideas. As an architect I have thebathroomspaceofthefuture SIGNEDNUMEROUSWORKSSUCHASTHECITY designedquiteanumberofbuildingsbut,evenso, Iam belike? &ARTMUSEUM(ORDOS,CHINA),THEABSOLUTE surprisedbysomeofthenewideasdevelopedbystudents. Whatshouldarchitectsandinterior TOWERS(MISSISSAUGA,CANADA)ANDTHEHUTONG designersbearinmind? BUBBLE (BEIJING, CHINA). THE NEXT PROJECT, Wouldyouencourageyoung RECENTLYUNVEILED, ISTHEFUTUREMUSEUMOF peopletoparticipate? As I saidbefore,inthefuture,citiesandarchitecture should GEORGELUCASINCHICAGO.HEFOUNDSPACE be more human. I mean more personal; everything should Iconsideritveryimportanttotakepartinthistypeof bemoreflexible,takeintoaccounttheusers’emotions: INHISBUSYAGENDATOTRAVELTOBARCELONA competition. Imyself,whenIwasastudent,participatedin whattheythink,whattheyfeel…Differenttohowitis TO CHAIR THE JURY OF THE 6TH EDITION OF similarcompetitions.Creativityisvitalforarchitects,soitis today:standardised,duplicated,massproduced. JUMPTHEGAPANDTOAWARDTHEPRIZESOFTHE goodto practicein that initialphase.When you takepart in INTERNATIONALDESIGNCOMPETITION,ORGANISED acompetitionwithouthavingmuchprofessionalexperience yet,youfocusonwhatisimportanttoyou,onwhatyou BYROCAANDWHICHISBECOMINGINCREASINGLY wantedtochange.SoIthinkthatworkingwithconcepts MOREPRESTIGIOUS. isimportantfortheirfuturecareersandcompetitions RocaSanitario,S.A. Avda.Diagonal,513 08029Barcelona-Spain Telephone+34933661200 www.roca.com 6102anolecraB.A.S,oiratinaSacoR©