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ARCHITECTURE of the YEAR 09 ARCHITEcTO K Clinic More	INTERIOR DESIGN of the YEAR 09 KOSSMAN DEJONG LEF Future Center More	PRODUCT DESIGN of the YEAR 09 FUSEPROJECT Mission One Motorbike More	FASHION DESIGN of the YEAR 09 SOCIETY OF RATIONAL DRESS Society of Rational Dress Collection More	GRAPHIC DESIGN of the YEAR 09 CLIF BAR CREATIVE GROUP Clif Bar Eco Challenge More
ARCHITECTURE of the YEAR 08 PTW Architects with ARUP & CCDI The Watercube More	INTERIOR DESIGN of the YEAR 08 Simone Micheli Architectural Hero New Urban Face More	PRODUCT DESIGN of the YEAR 08 Stuart Karten Design SimpleTech SimpleDrive More	FASHION DESIGN of the YEAR 08 TONI MATICEVSKI Maticevski Spring/Summer 2009 More	GRAPHIC DESIGN of the YEAR 08 ICONISUS L & Y Nip/tuck Operation Table More

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2008 Design of the Year
PTW Architects with ARUP and CCDI
The Watercube

The Watercube associates water as a structural and conceptual “leitmotiv” with the square, the primal shape of the house in Chinese transition and mythology. Conceptually the square box and the interior spaces are carved out of an unconfined cluster of foam bubbles, symbolizing a condition of nature that is transformed into a condition of culture. The appearance of the aquatic centre is therefore a ”cube of water bubbles”. As a cube is dropped into water, drops scatter and ripples spread away.

Unlike traditional stadium structures, the architectural space, structure and façade of the Watercube are one and the same element. The Watercube aesthetic reflects a form of water, responsive to its physical and urban setting, bringing to the residents of landlocked Beijing the happiness, joy and fantasies associated with water.

Demonstrating principles of traditional Chinese architecture and embodying latest technologies and materiality, this cross-fertilisation of ideas between cultures and architectural and engineering disciplines creates a building that is visually striking, energy efficient, and ecologically friendly.

09 Book of design

08 Book of design

07 Book of design

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Designer of the Year 2010
Architects and designers of interiors, products, graphics and fashion are invited to submit their work for the awards consideration. More-->
Date: Work submitted must be finished within the last 5 years.
Deadline: October 15, 2010
Prize: IDA Trophy for the winning design in each discipline, Certificates and inclusion in the IDA annual book of design for all the first and second place winners.