GAVA Media Releases
3VE is Now Accepting Applications for the 2012 Student AquaTekture Design & Scholarship Competition
Scholastic Program Recognizes Water-Inspired Applications
(Las Vegas) September 1, 2011- Applications for the 2012 Student AquaTekture Design Competition and Scholarship are now being accepted at www.gavaawards.com .
The scholarship is open to students enrolled in a college, university, or vocational school, either international or in the United States, and will be awarded to the student who demonstrates a promising future in integrative design or architecture and has a genuine interest in architecture, interior design, engineering, landscape design, LEED, product or CAD design relating to AquaTekture. For consideration, students must submit an original AquaTekture concept. For an application and guidelines go to www.gavaawards.com or http://www.facebook.com/gavaawards .
Three V Enterprises (3VE) established the Student AquaTekture Design Competition and Scholarship as part of the organization’s comprehensive philanthropic endeavors. 3VE hosts the annual GAVA (Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards), recognizing individuals and companies who have made distinctive strides to further push the creative envelope using water as a main feature in architecture.
AquaTekture; the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting of water environments and ancillary components, in a harmonious nature with consideration to function, space and aesthetics.
The chosen winner, decided by 3VE Founders and GAVA Advisory Board Members, will receive a monetary scholarship, a 1-year complimentary subscription to GAVA Presenting Sponsor Structure Studios: Pool Studio 3-D program, and other prizes including a ticket to the GAVA awards reception, where the design will be showcased.
About Three V Enterprises Three V Enterprises is a corporation devoted to developing platforms to honor, educate and inspire architects, designers, builders, manufacturers, and developers worldwide. 3VE presents the GAVA Awards (Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards), recognizing individuals and companies who have made distinctive strides to further push the creative envelope using water as a main feature in architecture. www.gavaawards.com or http://www.facebook.com/gavaawards
About Structure Studios® Structure Studios® is a software development company specializing in 3D visualization with groundbreaking products like Pool Studio®, an innovative computer-based program that allows designers to transform 2D concepts to 3D virtual tours. With international headquarters based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Structure Studios® spans the globe with thousands of pool builders, designers and salespersons actively using the program in fifteen countries including in the US, Australia, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. www.structurestudios.com.
GAVA ANNOUNCES 2011 FINALISTS, COMPETITION CELEBRATES VISIONARY DESIGNERS WORLDWIDE FOR WATER-THEMED APPLICATIONS
Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards (GAVA) Recognizing Architects, Pool Builders, Artisans and Designers Worldwide, is Produced by Three V Enterprises.
(June 24, 2011, Las Vegas, NV) GAVA: Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards announces the finalists for the 2011 competition. Presented by Three V Enterprises, a Las Vegas based corporation, GAVA transcends beyond the traditional water-themed design awards by hosting an integrated world-wide competition open to design professionals of all genres dedicated to influencing and creating thought-provoking solutions.
The award salutes the innovative spirit of artisans from every segment of the globe, celebrating diverse concepts from varying cultures, environments and philosophical aspects. Forty-eight entries advanced to the final round of competition, including projects from across the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Central America and Portugal.
Winners will be announced at the annual GAVA Awards Reception, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. All GAVA finalists will be included in the full-color book published by Schiffer Publishing, due for release in early Spring 2012.
The GAVA Team and Sponsors; Structure Studios, Zodiac – Jandy Pool Products, Brand, ltd., Paramount Pool and Spa Systems, Pebble Technologies, Inc., and Fire by Design congratulate the finalists comprising of architects, contractors, homebuilders, pool builders, artists and landscape architects.
Finalist judges from several disciplines rate entries on atypical designs and innovative applications that surpassed the boundaries of traditional water feature solutions. GAVA, recognizes artisans globally who’s visions and creativity exemplify the best in AquaTekture; the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting of water environments and ancillary components, in a harmonious nature with consideration to function, space and aesthetics.
2011 GAVA Finalists RESIDENTIAL DIVISION by category:
Category: Residential Pool Infinity Edge/Perimeter Overflow
· Craig O’Grady, Desert Sun Pools, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
· John Pack, John Pack Custom Pools, Georgetown, Texas, USA
· Eddie Erdelatz, Spring Creek Pool & Spa, Inc., Ripon, California, USA
· John Bachsian, Universal Group, Inc., Woodland Hills, California, USA
· Joan Roca, Aquart, Nicoya, Costa Rica, Central America
· Ralph Locurcio, Alderete Pools Inc., Newport Beach, California, USA
· Todd Hendrickson, Aquascape, Petaluma, California, USA
· Sonya Peitsch, Valley Pool and Spa Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
· Tib Scallon, Scallon Custom Pools, Austin, Texas, USA
· Don Gwiz, Lewis Aquatech Pool & Supply Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, USA
· Greg Smith, The Swimming Man, Austin, Texas, USA
Category: Geometric
· Lisa North, Da Vida Pools, LLC, Austin, Texas, USA
· Ralph Locurcio, Alderete Pools Inc., Newport Beach, California, USA
· Justin Dibble, Fluid Design, Sydney, Australia
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Category: Natural Setting
· Ralph Locurcio, Alderete Pools Inc., Newport Beach, California, USA
· Don Gwiz, Lewis Aquatech Pool & Supply Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, USA
· Eddie Erdelatz, Spring Creek Pool & Spa, Inc., Ripon, California, USA
· Barbara Luehring, Lucas Lagoons, Sarasota, Florida, USA
· Penny Bowie, Boscoe’s Pool, Sharpsburg, Georgia, USA
Category: Misc. (Includes: Technical, Interior Application, Fiberglass/Vinyl, Special Materials, Art, Renovations, 3-D)
· Torsten Heincke, Covertech LLC, New York, New York, USA
· Chris Nelson, B&B Pool and Spa Center, Chestnut Ridge, New York, USA
· Bob Shehan, Shehan Pools, Florence, Kentucky, USA
· Patty Truehart, True Blue Swimming Pools, Dix Hills, New York, USA
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
· Francisco Perdomo, Mosaicos Venecianos de Mexico/Kolorines, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
· Dan Ramos, Distinguished Pools Inc., Poway, California, USA
· Craig Cameron, Natural Water Environments, Dallas, Texas, USA
· Eddie Erdelatz, Spring Creek Pool & Spa, Inc., Ripon, California, USA
· Jamie Loft, 4Blue, NOOSA, Queensland, Australia
· Christopher Anderson, Custom Design Pools, Friendswood, Texas, USA
Category: Spas
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Category: Freeform
· Ralph Locurcio, Alderete Pools Inc., Newport Beach, California, USA
· Michael Fenton, Texas Pools, The Woodlands, Texas, USA
· Todd Starks, Signature Pools, Southern California, California, USA
Category: TraditionalTodd Hendrickson, Aquascape, Petaluma, California, USA
· Ralph Locurcio, Alderete Pools Inc., Newport Beach, California, USA
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
· Stuart Bevan, Stuart Bevan Pools, Brisbane, Australia
· Andrew Plithakis, Liquid Blue Pools, Rowlett, Texas, USA
Category: All Tile
· Francisco Perdomo, Mosaicos Venecianos de Mexico/Kolorines, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Category: Spas
· Rebecca Wilkinson, Aloha Pools Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Category: Water Feature
· Christopher Anderson, Custom Design Pools, Friendswood, Texas, USA
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Category: Pool
· Todd Hendrickson, Aquascape, Petaluma, California, USA
· Sonya Peitsch, Valley Pool and Spa Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Category: Spas
· Sonya Peitsch, Valley Pool and Spa Inc., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Category: Miscellaneous
· Christopher Olin, Koch Landscape Architecture, Portland, Oregon, USA
· Chris Kurrie, Bernardo Urquieta Architects, San Francisco, California, USA
About Three V Enterprises Three V Enterprises is a corporation devoted to developing platforms to honor, educate and inspire architects, designers, builders, manufacturers, and developers worldwide. www.gavaawards.com
About GAVA GAVA, recognizes artisans globally who’s visions and creativity exemplify the best in AquaTekture; the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting of water environments and ancillary components, in a harmonious nature with consideration to function, space and aesthetics. The competition is open to professionals from all associations, allowing them to compete in the global market. GAVA acknowledges the most groundbreaking concepts, designs, materials and applications of water-inspired environments from across the globe in commercial, mixed use, hospitality, public use, recreational and residential, in both interior and exterior applications. www.gavaawards.com
About Structure Studios® Structure Studios® is a software development company specializing in 3D visualization with groundbreaking products like Pool Studio®, an innovative computer-based program that allows designers to transform 2D concepts to 3D virtual tours. Pool Studio® transforms an ordinary, flat design into an interactive, photorealistic, 3D environment for consumers to explore: walk around, fly up in the air and view the backyard from any point or angle. With international headquarters based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Structure Studios® spans the globe with thousands of pool builders, designers and salespersons actively using the program in fifteen countries including in the US, Australia, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates. www.structurestudios.com.
International Award Winning Pools, Spas, & Water Environments II Available at Book Stores and www.schifferbooks.com
Showcasing the Winners of the 2010 Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards
(Las Vegas) 5.9.2011- Three V Enterprises’ announces the release of the organizations latest publication, International Award Winning Pools, Spas, & Water Environments II , available at book stores and from the publisher, Schiffer Books. The second in the series from the Las Vegas based corporation that hosts the annual GAVA Awards competition, the full-color, coffee table edition is authored by Mary Vail, Joe Vassallo, and Virginia Martino.
The book showcases the latest winners of the Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards (GAVA), a water-inspired competition. Architects, landscapers, artists, designers, inventors and contractors from around the world masterfully incorporated fountains, fire, mosaic designs and acrylic panels, securing their place as a GAVA winner, including Cameron Leth of Polar Pools in New South Wales, Australia who captured the coveted front cover of the book.
Experience the explosiveness of water jets streaming skyward, or the stillness of an infinity edge through 48 award-winning pool, spa and water environments, and meet the cosmopolitan visionaries who captured the essence each as attempting to create.
The 2nd annual GAVA Awards celebrating AquaTekture; the discipline of designing, engineering and erecting of water environments and ancillary components, in a harmonious nature with consideration to function, space and aesthetics, was sponsored by Structure Studios, Zodiac Pool Products, Brand, Paramount Pool and Spa Systems and Pebble Technology, Inc.
Size: 8 ½” x 11” 8 250 color images * 176 pages * hard cover * 978-0-7643-3802-1 * $34.99
Available at: www.schifferbooks.com and at major book stores.
Media Note: Review copies available upon request, mary@gavaawards.com
About Three V Enterprises Three V Enterprises is a corporation devoted to developing platforms to honor, educate and inspire architects, designers, builders, manufacturers, and developers worldwide. 3VE presents the GAVA Awards (Global AquaTekture Visionary Awards), recognizing individuals and companies who have made distinctive strides to further push the creative envelope using water as a main feature in architecture. www.gavaawards.com or http://www.facebook.com/gavaawards