International VELUX Award 2022

Daylight in architecture is an ever-relevant topic. Daylight has been used for centuries as the primary source of light for the interior and architects have always been interested in and fascinated by daylight; yet daylighting can be a difficult discipline to approach, understand and master.

Category Idea Competition / Open to Students
Type International, Idea, Students, Single-Stage, Anonymous
Genre Daylight
Country Denmark
RegDeadline 1 April 2022 GoogleCal iCal
15 June 2022 (via Online) GoogleCal
Eligibility Individuals or groups of students, who are students during the study year 2021/22

Description
"Light of Tomorrow" is the overall theme of the International VELUX Award. The award seeks to challenge the future of daylight in the built environment with an open-minded and experimental approach. Therefore, the award seeks to widen the boundaries of daylight in architecture, including aesthetics, functionality, sustainability, and the interaction between buildings and environment.
1. Daylight in buildings
Projects that demonstrate applicable principles for providing daylight and sunlight into buildings - including the effects of building construction and context of the site, shape and dimensions, window openings, screens, shadings, interior divisions, materials and external conditions.
Specific focus on architecture for health and well-being and projects that address challenges faced by cities, communities and modern societies, and where daylight and architecture can help create change through better and healthier living environments.
2. Daylight investigations
Projects that look at the physical properties of light, basics of optics and materials, as well as technological developments, new materials, storage or transportation of daylight.
The use of daylight in public space for functional, recreational, cultural or spiritual use and the effect of daylight on state of mind, health and well-being as well as the dynamics and temporal quality of daylight and its effects on behaviour and spaces over time and seasons.

Jury
Fuensanta Nieto, Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
John Ronan, John Ronan Architects
Anupama Kundoo, Anupama Kundoo architects
Rainer Hofmann, Bogevischs Buero
Martin Løkke, VELUX

Prize
A Grand Prize: 5,000 € per category (4,000 € to the student and 1,000 € to the teacher)
A prize: 1,250 € per category (1,000 € to the student and 250 € to the teacher)
The jury will be allowed to award a number of special prizes, including prizes for innovative use of VELUX products.

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Regional winners announcement: August 2022
Winners presentation and announcement at the World Architecture Festival: December 2022

Links
Past winners

Organizer
VELUX

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