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Metropolis brings its Next Generation Design Competition back for '08, asking you to "make waves." The theme for the next Next Gen is (drumroll) water.

Water is everywhere--in nature, industry, home, our bodies, products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, systems (just to name a few).

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.

We call on your innovative design solutions at all scales and sizes--products, interiors, buildings, landscapes, communication systems, or anything else you've dreamed up--for handling this most precious and most threatened natural resource. The time for new thinking on water is now.

Metropolis Next Generation 2008 Design Competiton : Make Waves, Focus on Water
Deadline : January 4, 2008 ($75 entry fee)
$10,000 grand prize