Andrés Jaque's COSMO Wins MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2015 with Water-Purifying Installation
Andrés Jaque and his Office for Political Innovation secured the 2015 Young Architects Program award, a competition organized by The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1. Their winning proposal, COSMO, is a mobile installation designed to purify 3,000 gallons of water within four days. Scheduled for a late June opening to align with MoMA PS1's Warm Up summer music series, the project functions as a replicable prototype for global clean water access. Selected from five finalists, the annual program challenges emerging architects to create temporary outdoor structures addressing environmental sustainability. COSMO will provide shade, seating, and water at the Queens venue while serving as a functional artifact with potential humanitarian impact. The 16th edition of YAP continues its mission of supporting innovative architectural solutions through temporary installations.
Key facts
- Andrés Jaque/Office for Political Innovation won the 16th Young Architects Program (YAP) in 2015
- The program is presented and hosted by The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1
- Jaque's project COSMO is a moveable artifact designed to provide clean water
- COSMO can purify 3,000 gallons of water in four days
- The installation is scheduled to open in late June 2015
- The opening coincides with MoMA PS1's 2015 Warm Up summer music series
- COSMO is designed as an easily replicable offline and online prototype
- YAP offers emerging architects the opportunity to design temporary outdoor installations at MoMA PS1
Entities
Artists
- Andrés Jaque
Institutions
- Office for Political Innovation
- The Museum of Modern Art
- MoMA PS1
- Young Architects Program
Locations
- New York
- United States