International VELUX Award 2024 , Dänemark

 

VELUX Group

 

The International VELUX Award for students of architecture is back for the 2024 edition!

 

The competition challenges students to explore the theme of daylight – to create a deeper understanding of this ever-relevant source of energy, light, and life.

 

Every second year since 2004, the VELUX Group has invited students of architecture to participate in the International VELUX Award for students of architecture. The award seeks to challenge the students to explore the role of daylight in architecture and inspire new thinking. The aim of the award is to engage with students of architecture about how to use sunlight and daylight as main sources of energy and light and how to ensure health and well-being of the people who live and work in buildings.

 

Since the launch, it has grown into the largest competition of its kind with students from 800 schools, from 130 countries of all continents, submitting more than 6,000 projects on the award theme “Light of Tomorrow”.

 

The award is global and open to any registered student of architecture backed by a teacher from a school of architecture. The total prize money is up to 30,000 Euro. The jury, comprising internationally renowned architects, will award a number of prize winners and honourable mentions.

 

International VELUX Award 2024 for students of architecture is arranged in close collaboration with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and acknowledged by the following educational organizations: The European Association for Architectural Education, The American Institute of Architecture Students, the Architectural Research Centers Consortium, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.

 

1 September 2023: Registration opens

14 April 2024: Registration closes (deadline 23:59 UTC-12)

15 April 2024: Submission upload opens

30 May 2024: Submission upload ends (deadline 23:59 UTC-12)

June 2024: Regional winners announcement

26 – 30 August 2024: Regional winners workshop/ presentations to the jury / Global winners announcement

 

The total prize money is up to 30,000 €. Depending on the results of the international jury, a Grand Prize of 5,000 € per category will be awarded (4,000 € to the student and 1,000 € to the teacher) for the most outstanding projects. Depending on the results for 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 award a number of special prizes, including prizes for innovative use of VELUX products.