"Light of Tomorrow" is the overall theme of the International VELUX Award. The Award seeks to challenge the future of daylight in the built environment with an open-minded and experimental approach. Therefore, the Award seeks to widen the boundaries of daylight in architecture including aesthetics, functionality, sustainability, and the interaction between buildings and the environment.
No specific award categories are defined beforehand, but entries may focus on:
- The contribution of daylight to high visual quality and interior comfort that support people’s lives and living conditions.
- The rethinking of daylight in urban living contexts, revitalizing urban tissue.
- The importance of sunlight and daylight for sustainable architecture that takes into account the rhythms and balances of nature.
- More abstract concepts like daylight vs. artificial light, day vs. night, in vs. out, etc.