13 2016 Newsandevents TheprestigiousChinese architectMaYansong awards theprizesofthe 6 edition ofjumpthegapth “Btwist” and “[Aria]2” werethe winning projects in the Professional and Student categories, respectively RocaheldinOctober2015theawardceremonyof the6thedition of theinternational designcompetition jumpthegap,withthepresenceoftheprestigious ChinesearchitectMaYansong,chairmanofthejury. TheeventwasheldattheRocaMadridGalleryandwas attendedbysome200guests. Importantpersonalities fromtheworldofdesignandarchitectureattended, suchasJaimeMoreno,NationalDesignPrize,and Ms Liu Wengiu, Minister of Culture of the Chinese embassyinSpain. Onthisoccasion,some3,700contestantsfrom112 differentcountriesparticipatedinthecompetition, organisedbiannuallysince2004byRocaincollaboration with the Barcelona Design Centre (BCD). Inthe Professionalcategory,thewinningprojectwas“Btwist”, bySpaniardsIreneCañadaandRaquelPrendes:abasin Inthepicture:JosepCongost(directoroftheRocaDesignCentre),IsabelRoig(managingdirectoroftheBCD),theChinesearchitectMaYansong(chairmanof thatcombinesthreedifferentdimensionsfordifferentuses thejury),XavierTorras(BrandCommunicationDirectoratRoca)andBrunoSauer(architectandexecutivedirectoroftheGreenBuildingCouncilSpain). andwhichallowsdiverseactionstobecarriedoutatthe sametime. IntheStudentcategory,thewinningproject AwardforSustainability and innovation bureau Rosenbaum; Tom Dyckhoff(United was“[Aria]2”,bySamueleNucaroandCristinaTuAhn Kingdom),journalistandarchitectcritic;GutaMoura Pham.Thetwo Italian students designedan innovative Forthefirsttime,theSustainabilityAwardwasgiven, (Portugal),co-founderofExperimentaanddirectorof showerintendedformodernbathroomsthatperformsthe presentedbytheWeAreWaterFoundation,which theEXDBiennale;JosepCongost(Spain),directorofthe wet-dryeffect. acknowledgesdesignsthatcombineaninnovativeand RocaDesignCentre;RafaeldeLa-Hoz,architect(Spain), sustainable design. The winningprojectwas“Plura”, by patronoftheContemporaryArchitectureFoundation; theGermansKatharinaSophieWohllebenandLarissa IsabelRoig(Spain),managingdirectoroftheBCD Siemon,whodesignedabasinwithapedaltoactivate (BarcelonaDesignCentre)andex-chairwomanofBEDA the faucetwiththe intentionof notwastingwater. (BureauofEuropeanDesignAssociations). BesidesMaYansong,thejurywasmadeupofMarcelo Rosenbaum(Brazil),designeranddirectorofthedesign ImageofthewinningprojectintheProfessionalcategory. ImageofthewinningprojectintheStudentcategory. ImageofthewinningprojectintheSustainabilityAwardcategory. 9