You can find below the list with the names of the 8 finalist projects of the Professional and Student categories and the 4 finalists of the Special We Are Water Foundation Prize 2019. Congratulations to their authors!

• Shigeru Ban, Pritzker Prize 2014, gave an inspiring jumpthegap®(talk) for young architecture students and professionals at the Roca Barcelona Gallery.

Barcelona, May 2019 –The architectShigeru Ban, winnerof the Pritzker Prize in 2014 for his innovative use of materials and his humanitarian efforts all around the world, has given a jumpthegap^®(talk)at the Roca Barcelona Gallery, within the framework of the 8th edition of jumpthegap®,an international design competition promoted by Roca for architecture and design students and professionals, which aims to provide them with a platform to show their talent by conceiving sustainable and innovative solutions for the bathroom space.

The architect Murat Tabanlıoğlu was the main speaker at jumphtegap^®(talk) in Istanbul ‘Looking back, looking forward’, offered by Roca at hotel Raffles Istambul on March 5th 2019.

The designers Gencho Goev and Josep Congost met at Roca Expo Bath Sofia March 7^th 2019 in the jumpthegap^®(talk) with the topic “Design? For Whom?”. They explored how designers can recognize and connect with their audiences.