# International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture

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).

## Description

“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 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.

## History

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

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

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

| 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

| 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

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

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

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

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 |