Velux Accepting Registrations For 2010 International Award

    FORT MILL, SC, December 31, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- VELUX, the world leader in skylights and roof windows, is accepting registrations for the International VELUX Award 2010 for students of architecture online at iva.velux.com.

The theme of the competition is "Light of Tomorrow" and it is open to any registered student of architecture - individual or team - worldwide. The Award, which encourages multi-disciplinary teams including engineering, design, and landscaping, seeks to challenge the future of daylight in the built environment with an open-minded and experimental approach. The Award seeks to widen the boundaries of daylight in architecture, including aesthetics, functionality, sustainability, and the interaction between buildings and environment.

The Award, which is not restricted to the use of VELUX products, contains no specific categories, but entries may focus on:

• concepts with focus on sunlight as a natural resource for light and energy,
• the contribution of daylight to high visual quality and living comfort,
• the rethinking of daylight in urban living contexts, revitalizing urban tissue,
• the importance of sunlight and daylight for sustainable architecture that takes into account
rhythms and balances of nature,
• more abstract concepts like daylight vs. artificial light, day vs. night, in vs. out, etc.

The total prize money is 30,000 Euro. The jury will award a number of prize winners and honorable mentions. The winners will be invited to the Award event expected to take place in October 2010. All projects will be exhibited at iva.velux.com after the announcement of the winners at the Award event. All winning projects and honorable mentions will be published in the International VELUX Award 2010 yearbook, which will feature project presentations, project descriptions and jury evaluations.

The Award is organized in cooperation with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE). Both organisations will be represented on the jury and contribute to the high professional standard of the Award.

According to Tim Miller, president of VELUX America, in 2008 the competition received 686 entries from 244 schools in 46 countries. First prize winner was Reilly O'Neil Hogan of the USA.

Students must register their intention to participate before February 1, 2010 and submit their projects before May 3, 2010. Entry forms, instructions, and current information can be found at iva.velux.com.

Contacts: Chan Hoyle - VELUX America - 803-396-5738 - [email protected]
Keith Hobbs - BSA, Inc. - 919-844-0064 - [email protected]

Media Contact:
Keith Hobbs - Business Services Associates, Inc. - 9413 Greenfield Drive -
Raleigh, NC 27615-2306 - Phone - 919.844.0064 - E-mail - [email protected]

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