A person needs 4 to 5 gallons of water per day to survive. —The Sphere Project Handbook, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
Metropolis awards the $10,000 Prize to San Francisco based architect and professor Eric Olsen.
The 2008 Next Generation® Design Competition focuses on WATER. Water is everywhere—in nature, industry, home, our bodies, products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, systems (just to name a few).
In a world of killer floods and rising tides, potable water is a finite resource. With up to one third of the global population living without reliable access to clean water, we need better design solutions that account for potable water, gray water, black water—its uses, re-uses, controls, management, efficiency, and conservation.
Olsen took the top prize for his innovative design of an easy-to-carry device for transporting and purifying water. His Water DisinfectingTarpaulin is a flexible, adaptable vessel that can be easily filled with water and carried home, where it works to make the water potable.
Read more about Olsen and the runners up by clicking here. You can see what all the excitement is about at the Next Generation® exhibit in the Metropolis Booth at ICFF® in New York this May.
You’ll also find complete coverage of the projects in the May issue of Metropolis.
