The International VELUX Award is the single biggest continuous, biennial, global competition for students of architecture – launched in 2003 in collaboration with the International Union of Architects (UIA)
The International VELUX Award invites all architecture students, their teachers and their schools to explore the theme of daylighting; to think “out of the box” – and to reflect on the aspects of daylight, whether it is on the social, sociological or the environmental dimension of light, or on how light, darkness and colours affect us mentally and physiologically.
The award invites for projects in two categories: “Daylight in buildings” with projects that demonstrate applicable principles for providing daylight and sunlight into buildings and “Daylight investigations” with projects that look at the physical properties of light (the basics of optics and materials) or at technological developments and new materials (projects considering storage and transportation of daylight).
The award has been arranged as an open idea competition organized in two phases: firstly, to find the two best projects in each region of the world and secondly to find the two global winners.
WORTH
- The total prize money is up to 30,000 €.
- Depending on the results of the jury, a Grand Prize of 5,000 € per category will be awarded for the most outstanding projects (4,000 € to the student and 1,000 € to the teacher).
- Depending on the results in each region, a prize of 1,250 € per category will be awarded for the best projects (1,000 € to the student and 250 € to the teacher).
- The jury will be allowed to reward special prizes, including prizes for innovative use of VELUX products.
ELIGIBILITY
- Participant have to be a registered student of architecture
- Individual or team participation are allowed
- Multi-disciplinary teams including e.g. engineering, design and landscaping are encouraged
- Every student or student team must be backed and granted submission by a teacher from a school of architecture
DEADLINE: April 1, 2018
To apply and for more information visit here
