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802 entries on the Light of Tomorrow

When submission closed for the International VELUX Award 2014, 802 projects from 54 countries had been sent in. Each of the projects explores the role of daylight in architecture. In June, an internationally assembled jury will meet to review all 802 projects and elect the prize winners and honorable mentions.

To us in the VELUX Group, the large number of projects proves the relevance of discussing daylight in architecture. Daylight influences all aspects of our lives, from the urban setting to the individual instructions for our biological clock and metabolism of a single cell in our bodies. We expect to see a wide range of approaches to daylight design, when we go through the 802 entries at the jury meeting, says Per Arnold Andersen, representing the VELUX Group on the jury and head of the VELUX Group Knowledge Centre for Daylight, Energy and Indoor Climate.

The jury will meet in June and go through the entire collection of entries before determining the number of winners and mentions. To mark the tenth anniversary of the International VELUX Award, the jury comprises experienced practitioners and teachers of architecture who have all contributed to the award since 2004. The jury members are Craig Dykers, founding partner of Snøhetta, USA; Roísín Henegan, founding partner of Heneghan Peng from Ireland; Magda Mostafa, associate professor of architecture at the American University in Cairo, Egypt; Catherine Slessor, editor of Architectural Review, UK; and Per Arnold Andersen, VELUX Group representative from Denmark. 

The winners and the teachers backing their projects will share the total prize sum of 30,000 euro. In 2012, the jury awarded four prize winners and ten honorable mentions selected among 983 entries from 59 countries. First prize winners were Bo Li and Ge Men from ETHZ in Switzerland for their project “Resonance, Memory”.

The 2014 winners will be announced and celebrated at the award event taking place at the Semper Depot in Vienna, Austria, on 30 October. The winners and their projects will be featured in Architectural Review. All 802 projects will be exhibited on the award website, iva.velux.com when the winners have been announced.

More information and current updates can be found at iva.velux.com and www.facebook.com/Internationalveluxaward.

About the VELUX Group

The VELUX Group creates better living environments with daylight and fresh air through the roof. The VELUX product programme contains a wide range of roof windows and skylights, along with solutions for flat roofs. The Group also supplies many types of decoration and sun screening, roller shutters, installation products, and products for remote control. The VELUX Group, which has manufacturing companies in 11 countries and sales companies in just under 40 countries, represents one of the strongest brands in the global building materials sector and its products are sold in most parts of the world. The VELUX Group has about 10,000 employees and is owned by VKR Holding A/S, a limited company wholly owned by foundations and family. For more details, visit www.velux.com.

About the International VELUX Award 2014 for Students of Architecture

-On 2 September 2013, the VELUX Group launched the International VELUX Award 2014 for Students of Architecture. The award celebrates and promotes excellence in completed study works in any scale from a small-scale component to large urban contexts or abstract concepts and experiments.

-The award celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Since the award was launched in 2004, it has grown into what is probably the largest competition of its kind for the architects who will shape the buildings of our future. Since the first award, some 5,000 students from more than 50 countries have submitted more than 3,000 projects on the Light of Tomorrow. Including the entries for the 2014 award, the total number of projects now exceeds 4,000. Through the years, the award has seen the quality of the entries evolving and becoming ever more responsive to environmental, social and health issues.

-The award is organised in cooperation with the International Union of Architects (UIA).

-The scope of the projects received for the award ranges across all scales from the urban context to the smallest building component, and literally across the entire globe. Some students have explored phenomena of perception in a rather abstract way, while others submitted full-fledged designs for buildings or building components. 

-The jury comprised of internationally renowned architects, practitioners and teachers was appointed in close collaboration with the International Union of Architects (UIA).

-The total prize money is 30,000 euro. The jury will award a number of prize winners and honourable mentions. All projects will be exhibited at iva.velux.com after the announcement of the winners at the award event in October 2014. 

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