International Velux Award 2010

Light of Tomorrow

Registration Deadline: 1 February 2010
Submission Deadline: 3 May 2010

The International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture takes place every second year and is open to students from all over the world.

The International VELUX Award 2010 for Students of Architecture challenges students of architecture to explore the theme of sunlight and daylight in its widest sense to create a deeper understanding of this specific and ever-relevant source of light and energy.

“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.

The Award contains no specific categories, but entries may focus on:

• Concepts with focus on sunlight as natural resource for light and energy
• The contribution of daylight to high visual quality and interior comfort that add quality to people’s lives and living conditions
• The rethinking of daylight in urban living contexts, revitalizing urban tissue
• The importance of sunlight and daylight for sustainable architecture that takes into account the rhythms and balances of nature
• More abstract concepts like daylight vs. Artificial light, day vs. Night, in vs. Out

The International VELUX Award took place for the first time in 2004, and the award is organized every second year.

Schedule
Registration Deadline: 1 February 2010
Deadline for questions: April 2010
Submission Deadline: 3 May 2010
Jury meeting: June 2010
Winners' Announcement and Award Ceremony: October 2010

Language
English

Prize
EUR 30.000

Organizer / Partners
VELUX Deutschland GmbH
European Association for Architectural Education EAAE
International Union of Architects UIA

Further Information:
web: iva.velux.com

Image: VELUX Deutschland GmbH