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International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture

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The International VELUX Award is for students of architecture in the theme of sunlight and daylight. The award is biennial and was first presented in 2004.

The award is for completed works on any scale from a small scale component to large urban contexts or abstract concepts and experimentation. The award is presented by VELUX in close cooperation with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).[1]

Description

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“Light of Tomorrow” is the theme of the International VELUX Award. The award wants to challenge the future of daylight in the built environment. The award contains no specific categories and is in no way restricted to the use of VELUX products. The jury of the International VELUX Award comprises internationally recognized architects[who?] and other building professionals. Any registered student of architecture – individual or team – from all over the world may participate in the award. The award wants to acknowledge not only the students but their teachers as well. Therefore, all students must be backed and granted submission by a teacher from a school of architecture.[citation needed]

History

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The first International VELUX Award took place in 2004. 760 students from 194 schools in 34 countries in Europe registered, and 258 students from 106 schools in 27 countries submitted their projects. The international jury led by Glenn Murcutt selected three winners and eight honourable mentions, who were announced at the Award event held in Paris.

2004 winners

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In 2004 the first prize went to Norwegian student Claes Heske Ekornås for his project “Light as matter”. In 2004, ten winners were announced at the Award event in Paris.

2006 winners

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In 2006, the award went global – inviting students from all over the world to participate. The number of submissions more than doubled reaching 557 projects from 225 schools in 53 countries. The international jury led by Per Olaf Fjeld decided to award three winners and 17 honourable mentions, and they were all celebrated at the Award event at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain.

Louise Groenlund of Denmark won the International VELUX Award for her project ”A museum of photography”. Twenty winners and honourable mentions were announced at the Award event at the Guggenheim Bilbao in November 2006.

2008 winners

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Rank Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
1st Place Embodied Ephemerality
  • Reilly O’Neil Hogan
Cornell University USA
2nd Place Interface repairing
  • Ruan Hau
    • Xiong Xing
Tsinghua University China
3rd Place Light has a body
  • Dean Carlo MacGregor
Lusíada University Portugal

2010 winners

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Rank Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
1st Place Constellation of Light Field
  • Young-Gook Park
    • Kim Dea Hyun
    • Choi Jin Kyu
    • Kim Won
Hanyang University South Korea
2nd Place Variational Sunlight Influences
  • Ma Xin
    • Wang Rui
    • Yang Meng
Tianjin University China
3rd Place Lightscape between gaps
  • Joe Wu
Delft University of Technology Netherlands

2016 winners

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The continental winners of Daylight in Buildings

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Shelter.Light'
  • Fatai Osundiji
    • Emmanuel Ayoloto
Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria
The Americas No parking..Let there be light
  • Enzo Piero Vergara Vaccia
Universidad Central Chile
Asia & Oceania Redistribution of Light
  • Kwang Hoon Lee
    • Hyuk Sung Kwon
    • Yu Min Park
Korea University South Korea
Eastern Europe & the Middle East Light Scattering Window
  • Kamil Głowacki
    • Marta Sowińska
    • Łukasz Gąska
University of Technology Poland
Western Europe Ceremonial Room Copenhagen
  • Eskild Pedersen
The Royal Danish Academy Denmark

The continental winners of Daylight Investigations

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Light and Shadow
  • Ahmed Zorgui
    • Ala Eddin Noumi
University in Carthage Tunesia
The Americas Automated Blind Study
  • Amir Nezamdoost
    • Alen Mahic
    • Malak Modaresnezhad
University of Idaho USA
Asia & Oceania Light for the blind
  • Jiafeng Li
    • Chenlu Wang
    • Guiding Yao
    • Jiebei Yang
    • Lushan Ao
    • Xiaoqi Chen
    • Jiawen Li
Huazhong University China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East A quenchless light
  • Anna Andronova
Kazan State University Russia
Western Europe Hammershøi's Grammar
  • Nicholas Shurey
The Royal Danish Academy Denmark

2018 winners

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The continental winners of Daylight Investigations

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
The Americas Daylight to Water
  • John Nguyen
    • Stephen Baik
    • Abubakr Bajaman
University of Toronto Canada
Asia & Oceania Road to Light'
  • Yuhan Luo
    • Di Lan
    • Yusong Liu
Tianjin University China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East Cloud of the Polar Light
  • Anna Borisova
    • Kamilla Akhmetovastasia
Kazan State University Russia
Western Europe Cover to Reveal
  • Brice Lemaire
    • Xialan Vandendries
    • Julien Obedia
Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium

The continental winners of Daylight in Buildings

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Light Pavilion
  • Fatai Osundiji
    • Emmanuel Ayo-loto
Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria
The Americas Light Liquefaction
  • Ziqi Chen
    • Shuaizhong Wang
    • Zeyu Liu
University of Virginia USA
Asia & Oceania My Dead Relative in the Light
  • Qi Wang
    • Jingkai Chen
    • Peilin Yin
Qingdao University of Technology China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East Light Forms Juggler
  • Anastasia Maslova
Kazan State University Russia
Western Europe Reaching the Light
  • Joana Robalo
    • João Umbelino
    • Ana Ázar
    • António Lopes
    • Miguel Pedro
Universidade de Évora Portugal

2020 winners

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The continental winners of Daylight Investigations

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Let There Be Light
  • Emmanuel Ayo-loto
    • John Ogungefun
Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria
The Americas Air Quality Index
  • Mina Onay
    • Richard Schutte
University of Toronto Canada
Asia & Oceania Light Therapy
  • Qianqian Zhou
    • Gezi Li
    • Zhu Chen
    • Fengming Li
    • Lurui Lyu
Beijing Jiatong University China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East The Theater of Light
  • Julia Giżewska
    • Dominik Kowalski
    • Paweł Białas
Silesian University of Technology Poland
Western Europe Words to Light
  • Xingyu Chen
    • Matteo, Giglio
    • Ghil Meynard
    • Noëlie Seguet-Pey
    • Nicolas Salha
    • Raphaël Pletinckx
    • Hiba Nasser
    • Ghil Meynard
Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium

The continental winners of Daylight in Buildings

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa A Million Little Lights
  • Michali Jameson
Greenside Design Centre, College of Design South Africa
The Americas Bright Roots
  • Alejandro Satt
Universidad Andrés Bello Chile
Asia & Oceania Ink and Light
  • Mingjie Guo
    • Jingwen Yang
    • Cong Liu
    • Ziyong Mou
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East SUNCITY
  • Alperen Temur
    • Nasibe Nur Dündar
    • Nijat Mahamaliyev
    • Ezgi Üzümcü
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Turkey
Western Europe Solar Desalination Skylight
  • Henry Glogau
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Denmark

2022 Winners

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The continental winners of Daylight Investigations

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Limitless Daylight
  • Ishimwe Munyande
The University of Rwanda Rwanda
The Americas Martian Light
  • Gray Burke
University of Miami USA
Asia & Oceania Under the Three Gorges Project
  • Yawen Qiao
Southwest Jiaotong University China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East Flight
  • Sajjad Navidi
    • Mahya Sadr
    • Elham Bahadori
Rima Fayaz and Maryam Fakhari Iran
Western Europe Solar Hymnal
  • Jaan Gröndahl
Metro University of Applied Sciences Finland

The continental winners of Daylight in Buildings

Region Project Name Student Names Affiliations Country
Africa Aqua Mart
  • Elmarie van Staden
Greenside Design Centre South Africa
The Americas 24-Hour Daylight
  • Adrian Herrera
    • Melissa Merino
    • Kevin Males
Universidad central del Ecuador Ecuador
Asia & Oceania Lighting up, Neighbourhood Hop
  • Feng Meiyin
    • Feng Yijun
    • Zhang Jinru
Beijing Jiaotong University China
Eastern Europe & the Middle East Time Indicate Protection
  • Zuzanna Sazonow
    • Aleksandra Pytka
Politechnika Poznańska Poland
Western Europe Spotlight Tree
  • Zhao Liuxin
    • Liu Wanchen
    • Xin Guanbai
    • Dong Zhenbin
University of Sheffield United Kingdom

References

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