On 1 October 2011 the International VELUX Award will open for registration for the 2012 edition. The prestigious Award is held for the fifth time encouraging students of architecture to explore the theme of daylight in architecture. The award is open to any registered student of architecture - individual or team - all over the world. We encourage multi-disciplinary teams including e.g. engineering, design, landscaping. Every student or student team must register to participate and must be backed and granted submission by a teacher from a school of architecture.
The outline of the Award timeline is:
* 1 October 2011: Registration opens
* 1 March 2012 : Registration closes
* 2 March 2012 : Submission opens
* 2 April : Deadline for questions
* 7 May : Deadline for submission
* June : Jury meeting
* October : Award event
Remember! You need to register before 1 March to be able to participate in the International VELUX Award 2012.
The Theme
“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 is not restricted to the use of VELUX products.
The Award contains no specific categories, but entries may focus on:
* Concepts with focus on sunlight as a natural source of light and energy
* The contribution of daylight to high visual quality and interior comfort that support people’s lives and living conditions
* The rethinking of daylight in urban or suburban living contexts
* The importance of sunlight and daylight for sustainable architecture that takes into account the rhythm and balance of nature
* Abstract concepts like daylight vs. artificial light, day vs. night, in vs. out etc.
Prizes
The total prize money is 30,000 Euro. The number of prize winners and honourable mentions will be decided by the jury.
1st prize Minimum 8,000 Euro for the student(s) and 2,000 Euro for the teacher(s)
2nd prize Minimum 4,000 Euro for the students(s) and 1,000 Euro for the teacher(s)
Up to ten projects will be shortlisted for honourable mention and an Award trophy. The jury may award special prizes for categories or themes.
The winners will be invited to the award event, which will take place in Europe in October 2012.
All winning projects will be exhibited at the Award event. All submitted projects will be displayed online on this website after the Award event.
Information about the winners and honourable mentions as well as their projects will be released to architectural magazines, newspapers and other relevant media after the award ceremony. Photos of the winning projects will be published by the UIA. All awarded and mentioned projects will be included in an Award Yearbook produced in collaboration with a leading publisher.
By entering the International VELUX Award, the participants accept that the UIA, EAAE as well as the organiser – VELUX – publish and disseminate the submitted projects and photos of the participants. The authors of all submissions shall retain the copyright of their entries.
Further information: www.iva.velux.com
