The VELUX Group is proud to announce that the projects ‘Solar Sinter’ by Anders Eugen Lund (Denmark), and ‘The Light Filter’ by Wan Zilin, Poon Gin Yong & Zang Jiayou (China), have been selected as the global winners of the International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture 2024. “This year’s global winners underscore a high level of social engagement by the students, addressing critical issueslike biodiversity, the climate crisis, and sustainable building materials and techniques. Their innovative ideas are already shaping a brighter future by showing the ways in which natural light can be used for good.” – stated Tina Christensen, the director of the
International VELUX Award.
The jury of internationally acclaimed architects including Song Yehao (CN), Jenni Reuter (FI), Ewa Kurylowicz (PL) and Kent Holm from VELUX A/S (DK) selected two global winners following live presentations by nine regional winners at The EAAE Annual Conference in Münster, Germany, on 30 August. The nine finalists from eight different countries around the globe were chosen from 468 daylight projects, submitted by students from 220 schools of architecture.
Since the regional winners of the competition were announced in June, the students have been awaiting the chance to present their projects to the jury in the final round of the competition. Finally, the jury saw the live presentations and had a chance to ask questions to the teams. Based on the presentations the following projects were selected as the global winners

Discover the future of daylight in architecture with the global winners of the 2024 International VELUX Award for students of architecture:

Daylight in Buildings: Wan Zilin, Poon Ginyong & Zang Jiayou, “The Light Filter,” China

The work shows a big effort to create an environment which would be less harmful for nature. The detailing really reminded me of the way fireflies are formed, which is a very nice observation. The way that the project is communicated is delicate and very cultural. – says jury member Ewa Kuryłowicz.

Daylight Investigations: Anders Eugen Lund, “Solar Sinter,” Denmark

The jury was impressed by the global impact of the project, which seeks to address a real-world problem with a practical, CO2-neutral solution. Closely aligning with the theme ‘Light of Tomorrow,’ the project reflects a strong commitment to innovation, embracing the challenges of trying and learning from failure.