17.07.2008
686 projects – 3 prize winners and 8 honourable mentions!

The winners are found and will be announced in November.

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17.04.2008
Architecture should not separate us from nature!

Enrique Browne, international jury member, explains the contribution of architecture students who participate in the International VELUX Award.

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17.04.2008
Highest number ever to work with “The Light of Tomorrow”

The International VELUX Award 2008 (IVA 2008) has received no less than 2114 registrations from students from 68 countries. The Award encourages students of architecture worldwide to give their personal interpretations of the overall theme: “Light of tomorrow”. Now their work begins.

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28.02.2008
The brightest ideas are so simple

In this interview, the President of UIA, Mr. Gaetan Siew, points out the importance of the architects of tomorrow contributing to improve, respect and enhance our environment through a sustainable approach.

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14.02.2008
Register before 28 March

Deadline for registration for the International VELUX Award 2008 is fast approaching. If you have not yet registered, remember to do so before 28 March. Registration is mandatory to be able to submit your project for the Award.

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31.01.2008
The IVA 2008 jury is complete!

VELUX is pleased to announce the jury of the International VELUX Award 2008 for Students of Architecture. The jury makes up a distinguished panel with different cultural backgrounds, nationalities and approaches to architecture.

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17.01.2008
Daylight in teaching

Vanessa Estrada is an Assistant Professor at the University Of South Florida School Of Architecture. She uses The International VELUX Award in her teaching. One of her students, Christa Scott, won honourable mention in the International VELUX Award 2006.

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07.12.2007
Daylight inspiration

The International VELUX Award wants to explore the theme of sunlight and daylight in its widest sense. If you need inspiration on the theme of daylight you might want to look at www.thedaylightsite.com, a site that VELUX is hosting to offer inspiration, research papers, recommended literature on and links to daylight and architecture.

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28.11.2007
Cultivated shadows

Petia Ratzov from France and Calle Hall-Karlström from Sweden won honourable mention in the International VELUX Award 2006 for Students of Architecture (IVA 2006) for their project “Cultivated shadows” representing the Lund University in Sweden. Read Petia’s reflections on IVA here.

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22.11.2007
Appreciate sunlight

The International VELUX Award 2008 (IVA 2008) is open for registration. The Award encourages students of architecture worldwide to give their personal interpretations of the overall theme “Light of tomorrow”. If you wish to participate in IVA 2008 you must register before 8 March 2008.

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14.11.2007
Daylight is crucial

“The International VELUX Award has given me a great interest in pursuing daylight in every aspect of design. I am interested in doing studies on how daylight can influence the quality of space in which a person lives, works, or plays”, says Christa Scott who won honourable mention in 2006.

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09.11.2007
Anastasia Karandinou won the third prize in IVA 2006

Anastasia Karandinou won the third prize in IVA 2006 for her project “Light Invisible Bridges”. “IVA 2006 was an extremely useful experience, a chance to test ideas, to communicate them and exchange experience and thoughts with other architects”, says Anastasia in the interview that you can read here.

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16.10.2007
Impressions from the International VELUX Award 2006

In 2006, the Award took place for the second time, this time extended to include students of architecture worldwide.

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16.10.2007
Take the opportunity!

Get inspiration and read about the experiences, that last years 1st prize winner Louise Grønlund expresses in her article.

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16.10.2007
We are looking for the “lights of tomorrow”

What prompted VELUX to instigate the Award and what do they hope to offer to architect student communities worldwide? We talked to CMO Michael K. Rasmussen about his expectations to the Award 2008.

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16.10.2007
Explore the theme of sunlight and daylight

On 1 October 2007 the International VELUX Award 2008 for Students of Architecture was launched inviting students from all over the world to work with daylight in architecture and explore the theme of sunlight and daylight in its widest sense to create a deeper understanding of this specific and ever-relevant source of light and energy.

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23.09.2007
The International VELUX Award 2008 for Students of Architecture is now open for registration

On 1 October 2007, the International VELUX Award 2008 opens for registration, encourages students of architecture worldwide to work with daylight in architecture and to explore the theme of sunlight and daylight in its widest sense to create a deeper understanding of this specific and everrelevant source of light and energy.

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