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Out of 579 projects submitted, the VELUX International Award (IVA) architecture jury selected ten regional winners and one honorable mention. World winners will be selected from regional winners during the World Architecture Festival (WAF).
Copenhagen, September 14, 2020 - An international architectural jury evaluated 579 projects submitted by 250 architecture universities from 60 countries. The jury this year included:
Odile Dec, Studio Odile Decq (France), Nora Demeter, Demeter Design Studio (Hungary), Sebastian Adamo, Adamo-Faiden Architects (Argentina), Yuri Troy, Juri Troy Architects (Austria), Martin Pors Jespen, VELUX A / S (Denmark).
The projects were presented in two categories: "Daylight in buildings" and "Daylight research". The jury selected regional winners in each category during online sessions from 6 to 8 July 2020.
The jury noted the high level of involvement of the participants in solving environmental, social, cultural and political problems of the present time, to find answers to which the students suggested using daylight.
Martin Pors Jespen, VELUX A / S, commented: “In their work, students reflect the architectural heritage of their region, as well as touch upon the social and environmental themes inherent in the entire society. This reflects the truly global nature of the competition."
The projects demonstrate the deep immersion of students and their mentors in natural light issues. The topics of the competition were included in the educational program of a number of educational institutions. The projects reflect the versatility of directions and ideas for using natural light as an essential part of our life.
“It was great to see how in many projects daylight is an important part of architecture. Not only from a technical point of view, but also how it affects our world,”said Juri Troy, Juri Troy Architects.
The projects of the regional winners convey a comprehensive approach to natural light issues, embrace modern technologies, futuristic concepts, reflect the fundamental aspects of architecture and space.
Regional winners in the category "Daylight in buildings":
Africa: Michali Jameson, student at Greenside Design Center, College of Design, lecturer Jean Wiid, South Africa. A Million Little Lights Project
Countries of America: Alejandro Satt, student at Universidad Andrés Bello, lecturer at Javier Del Rio, Chile. Bright Roots Project
Asia and Oceania: Mingjie Guo, Jingwen Yang, Cong Liu, and Ziyong Mou students at Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, teacher Rui Wu, China. Ink and Light Project
Eastern Europe: Alperen Temur, Nasibe Nur Dündar, Nijat Mahamaliyev, and Ezgi Üzümcü students Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, teacher Mehmet Cem Altun, Turkey. SUNCITY project (City of the sun)
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zooming 1/3 SUNCITY © Alperen Temur, Nasibe Nur Dündar, Nijat Mahamaliyev, and Ezgi Üzümcü / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/3 SUNCITY © Alperen Temur, Nasibe Nur Dündar, Nijat Mahamaliyev, and Ezgi Üzümcü / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/3 SUNCITY © Alperen Temur, Nasibe Nur Dündar, Nijat Mahamaliyev, and Ezgi Üzümcü / Courtesy of VELUX
Western Europe: Henry Glogau student at Obafemi Awolowo University, lecturer David Garcia, Denmark. Solar Desalination Skylight Project
Regional winners in the category "Daylight in buildings":
Africa: Emmanuel Ayo-loto and John Ogungefun students at Obafemi Awolowo University, teacher Babajide Onabanjo, Nigeria. Let There Be Light project
Countries of America: Mina Onay and Richard Schutte students of the University of Toronto, lecturer Jason Peter King, Canada. AQIP Project - Air Quality Index Pavilion
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zooming 1/4 AQIP - Air Quality Index Pavilion © Mina Onay and Richard Schutte / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/4 AQIP - Air Quality Index Pavilion © Mina Onay and Richard Schutte / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/4 AQIP - Air Quality Index Pavilion © Mina Onay and Richard Schutte / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 4/4 AQIP - Air Quality Index Pavilion © Mina Onay and Richard Schutte / Courtesy of VELUX
Asia and Oceania: Qianqian Zhou, Gezi Li, Zhu Chen, Fengming Li, and Lurui Lyu students at Beijing Jiatong University, teacher Yinan Zhou, China. Light Therapy Project
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zooming 1/3 Light Therapy © Qianqian Zhou, Gezi Li, Zhu Chen, Fengming Li, and Lurui Lyu / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/3 Light Therapy © Qianqian Zhou, Gezi Li, Zhu Chen, Fengming Li, and Lurui Lyu / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/3 Light Therapy © Qianqian Zhou, Gezi Li, Zhu Chen, Fengming Li, and Lurui Lyu / Courtesy of VELUX
Eastern Europe: Julia Giżewska, Dominik Kowalski, and Paweł Białas Istanbul Teknik Silesian students of the University of Techonology, teacher Jerzy Wojewódka, Poland. The Theater of Light project
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zooming 1/3 The Theater of Light © Julia Giżewska, Dominik Kowalski, and Paweł Białas Istanbul Teknik Silesian / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/3 The Theater of Light © Julia Giżewska, Dominik Kowalski, and Paweł Białas Istanbul Teknik Silesian / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/3 The Theater of Light © Julia Giżewska, Dominik Kowalski, and Paweł Białas Istanbul Teknik Silesian / Courtesy of VELUX
Western Europe: Xingyu Chen, Matteo, Giglio, Ghil Meynard, Noëlie Seguet-Pey, Nicolas Salha, Raphaël Pletinckx, Hiba Nasser, and Ghil Meynard students of the Royal Danish Academy of Université Catholique de Louvain, lecturer Jean-Luc Capron, Belgium. Words to Light Project - Lucioles [Fireflies]
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zooming 1/3 Words to Light - Lucioles [Fireflies] © Xingyu Chen, Matteo, Giglio, Ghil Meynard, Noëlie Seguet-Pey, Nicolas Salha, Raphaël Pletinckx, Hiba Nasser, and Ghil Meynard / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/3 Words to Light - Lucioles [Fireflies] © Xingyu Chen, Matteo, Giglio, Ghil Meynard, Noëlie Seguet-Pey, Nicolas Salha, Raphaël Pletinckx, Hiba Nasser, and Ghil Meynard / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/3 Words to Light - Lucioles [Fireflies] © Xingyu Chen, Matteo, Giglio, Ghil Meynard, Noëlie Seguet-Pey, Nicolas Salha, Raphaël Pletinckx, Hiba Nasser, and Ghil Meynard / Courtesy of VELUX
Honorable Mention, Daylight in Buildings
The jury awarded a special prize in the category "Daylight in buildings" in Asia and Oceania:
J Yeonginn Moon, Hagyung Seo, Rayoun Hwang, and Sungjoo Han students at Hongik University, teacher Tony Woonghee Cho, South Korea. Project Melody of the light weaving
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zooming 1/4 Melody of the light weaving © J Yeonginn Moon, Hagyung Seo, Rayoun Hwang, and Sungjoo Han / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 2/4 Melody of the light weaving © J Yeonginn Moon, Hagyung Seo, Rayoun Hwang, and Sungjoo Han / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 3/4 Melody of the light weaving © J Yeonginn Moon, Hagyung Seo, Rayoun Hwang, and Sungjoo Han / Courtesy of VELUX
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zooming 4/4 Melody of the light weaving © J Yeonginn Moon, Hagyung Seo, Rayoun Hwang, and Sungjoo Han / Courtesy of VELUX
The winners of the VELUX International Prize in each category will be selected from among the regional winners during the World Architecture Festival (WAF 2020).
About the international VELUX award
The VELUX International Prize is an architectural competition for students of architecture universities, which takes place every two years. Since its founding in 2004, the Prize has grown into one of the largest student competitions with over 4,500 students from 80 countries submitting more than 5,500 projects to the jury.
The VELUX 2020 International Prize is organized in close cooperation with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the World Architecture Festival (WAF) and is recognized by the following educational organizations: European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE), American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), Consortium of Architectural Research Centers (ARCC) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
