Another impressive jury for International VELUX Award

Once again, four internationally renowned architects are taking their place on the jury of the International VELUX Award. For the ninth edition of the design competition for architecture students, Odile Decq (FR), Sebastián Adamo (AR), Nóra Demeter (USA), Juri Troy (AT) and Vice President Global Product Management at VELUX, Martin Pors Jepsen (DK) will sit on the jury. Architecture students with a passion for their profession will once again have the opportunity to personally present their ideas to the jury.

The International VELUX Award 2020 encourages architecture students from around the world to work with daylight. The theme of the International VELUX Award 2020 is “Light of Tomorrow.” Once the registration period closes, students (teams) have until June 15 to submit their project in one of two categories: Daylight in Buildings, which focuses on projects that show how to make smarter use of daylight in buildings. Or Daylight Investigations, which focuses on research into crucial factors for the health and well-being of building occupants. Consider the physical properties of daylight and new construction materials.

“We are very pleased to introduce our amazing jury for IVA 2020. These internationally renowned architects represent significant and groundbreaking architecture while being highly engaged educators,” says program manager of the International VELUX Award, Per Arnold Andersen.

The judges:

Odile Decq is a French architect and urban planner who received the 2017 Architizer's Lifetime Achievement Award for her pioneering work, as well as for her involvement and contribution to the debate on architecture.

Sebastián Adamo from Argentina is co-founder of the architectural firm Adamo-Faiden, based in Buenos Aires since 2005. Their international practice extends to teaching and research, and their works are widely exhibited in the Americas and Europe.

Nóra Demeter is an architect based in Hungary. Together with Zoboki-Demeter and associates, her vast international expertise has enabled her to tackle complex local and international projects, such as the Palace of the Arts in Budapest.

Juri Troy is an Austrian architect whose projects focus on sustainability, energy efficiency and holistic building concepts. Therefore, the use of wood always plays an important role in his work.

Martin Pors Jepsen from Denmark, is vice president of Global Product Management at VELUX. He has held various positions within the VELUX Group, including General Manager of VELUX China and Global Product Manager for VELUX Solar.

Personal project presentation during WAF 2020

The international jury will meet in Copenhagen in early July to evaluate all submitted projects. The jury will select a regional winner for each of the two categories from the five regions of the International Union of Architects (UIA); 1) Western Europe, 2) Eastern Europe and the Middle East, 3) North, South and Central America, 4) Asia and Oceania and 5) Africa.

Dutch students compete in the two categories in the Western Europe region. The total of ten regional winners may present their projects in person to the jury and a live audience during the World Architecture Festival in November 2020. Based on the presentations, the jury will select a global winner for each of the two categories, ‘Daylight in Buildings’ and ‘Daylight Investigations’. These global winners will each receive €5,000, which will be divided between the student(s) and the lecturer(s).

Registrations open

Entries for the International VELUX Award have been open since September. Architecture students from around the world are encouraged to apply for the award and consider their bright idea for a daylighting project. The registration deadline is April 1, 2020. To apply for the award, students can visit: https://iva.velux.com/users/new

For more information about the jury, go to: https://iva.velux.com/competitions/international-velux-award-2020/pages/jury