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Daylight Talk by Department of ARCHITECTURE Co

The final lecture in the 2024 Daylight Talk series is entitled ‘Crafting the Intangible’ by Department of ARCHITECTURE Co, in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS).

The talk looks at the role of daylight as an intangible architectural material, exploring its interaction with intangible elements such as shadows, air, temperature, human activities and ideas, as well as its interaction with tangible materials such as concrete, brick, steel, timber and glass. By examining various projects, the discussion highlights a key aspect of Sampling's approach to design: the study of how architecture reveals itself through the perceptions of its inhabitants, offering unexpected and unconventional experiences.

Florian Heinzelmann, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), presents the lecture and moderates the Q&A session. 

About Department of ARCHITECTURE Co

Department of ARCHITECTURE Co. founded in Bangkok in 2004 by Amata Luphaiboon and Twitee Vajrabhaya, is a multidisciplinary studio specialising in architecture, interior design, landscape and related fields. The studio combines conceptual exploration with a mastery of the tangible, creating spaces that transcend their mere materiality.

Awarded Asia's Best Practice 2021 by Architizer A+ and Architect of the Year 2020 by Interior Design Magazine, the studio has received numerous international awards, including the Frame Awards (Netherlands), Blueprint Awards (UK) and Architecture Masterprize (USA).

Daylight Talks is a series of free, online video lectures curated by Daylight and Architecture and organised in partnership with prominent architectural schools around the world. The talks present architects and educators that are working consciously with daylight in their projects or educational programmes.

‘Daylight Talks´ is organised by the VELUX Group in collaboration with individual schools of architecture and endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).

The International Union of Architects (UIA) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Paris. Established in 1948, it is the only organisation representing architects across the globe working to unify architects, influence public policies on construction and development, and advance architecture in service to the needs of society.