18 2018 Roca in the World Presentation of the eighth edition of jumpthegap in Moscow® This international competition has consolidated as one of the most important design contests worldwide The eighth edition of Roca’s international design professionals of the architecture and design fields. TheFor the We Are Water Foundation award, the members of competition jumpthegap®was presented at an event members of the jury, whose president is the renownedthe jury are: Xavier Torras (Spain), director of the We Are held at the Shchusev State Museum of Architecture inBrazilian architect Ruy Ohtake, were presented during theWater Foundation; Deborah Seward (Belgium), director of Moscow (Russia) in October. With more than 20,600 event that started this new edition of the contest. All otherthe United Nations Information Center and Low Cheaw registered participants from 134 countries in its previousmembers of the jury are leading professionals fromHwei (Singapore), design manager for Philips in Asia and seven editions, this new edition is expected to bedifferent countries around the world: Emilio Cabrerochief of government and public affairs for Philips in another success. Already a world reference, the (Mexico), director of Mexico City World Design Capital Singapore. competition, which has always had the collaboration of2018 and of the Mexico Design Week; Murat TabanlıogluDuring the presentation itwas also possible to visit the BCD Barcelona Design Center, aims to offer a platform(Turkey), founder of Tabanlıoglu Architects, professor,travelling exhibition Next Bath Experience, an audiovisual to architecture and design students and professionalslecturer and curator; Boris Voskoboynikov (Russia), mainshowing that displays five topics explored in the projects under the age of 40 to show their talent by providingarchitect of the studio VOX Architects and winner ofpresented in these seven editions. conceptual solutions for the bathroom space of thenumerous Russian and international awards; Carlo Ratti future that are sustainable and innovative. The (Italy), architect, engineer, professor at MIT and co-founderThe presentation event also included a jumpthegap(t®alk) competition is divided into three categories: Professionalof the design and innovation studio Ratti Associati; Dorotaby Boris Voskoboynikov, member of the jury of this edition and Student with 10,000€ in prize money for each oneKoziara (Poland), designer, artist and curator; Josepof the contest. With the title “Making a dream come true, of them and the special We Are Water Foundation Congost (Spain), director of the Roca Design Center; andthe search for happiness. Creation of a new intensity”, his Sustainability Award with 6,000€. Isabel Roig (Spain), general director of BCD (Barcelonatalk went over his professional career. Since its started, jumpthegap®has stood out for the qualityDesign Center) and former president of BEDA (Bureau of and relevance of its jury, which is made up of renownedEuropean Design Associations). Next Bath Experience, the audiovisual exhibition of jumpthegap®Xavier Torras, Nuria Vall-llovera, Boris Voskoboynikov and Antonio Linares 3