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International Velux Awards 2022 - Global Winners

The VELUX Group has announced the global winners for the 2022 Edition of the International VELUX Award for students of architecture. This biennial competition, endorsed by the UIA since 2004, invites participants to explore daylight in one of 2 categories: Daylight in Buildings and Daylight Investigations.

The jury selected the global winners from the 10 finalists selected in the first phase in July 2022. A total of 507 projects were submitted from 211 schools of architecture in 63 countries.

‘TIP: Time Indicate Protection’ by Zuzanna Sazonow and Aleksandra Pytka (Poland) under the supervision of Patrycja Kamińska was declared the winner in the Daylight in Buildings category. The jury lauded the entry for its modular shading system “transforming a facade of an existing building into a more beautiful solution. The combination of aesthetics and technical elements was appreciated while at the same time addressing the very prominent problems of avoiding glare and heat in buildings in the city.”

‘FLight’ by Sajjad Navidi, Mahya Mousavi Sadr and Elham Bahadori (Iran) supervised by Rima Fayaz and Maryam Fakhari won the Daylight Investigations category. The jury was drawn to the project due to its simplicity but also the way the project approached a dreadful problem in a poetic and joyful way. “The project responds to issues of displacement and war, specifically in the spatial context of refugee camps. Taking children as the focus, the project operates as both an outdoor game and a source of light. This simple but effective device provides both a sense of safety and security as well as much needed joy in a difficult situation.“

The winners in categories Daylight in Buildings and Daylight Investigations will receive the prize of 5,000 €; 4,000 € to the students and 1,000 € to the teachers.

Explore the Global winning projects here.

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.