On the UNESCO International Day of Light, 16 May 2024, The Daylight Award announced
the 2024 laureates; ALBERTO CAMPO BAEZA, Daylight in Architecture, and TILL ROENNEBERG, Daylight Research
The ceremony was held at the Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was livestreamed to the audiences around the world.
THE DAYLIGHT AWARD honours and supports daylight research and daylight in
architecture. It acknowledges and encourages both scientific knowledge and practical
application of daylight, which interlink disciplines that are usually addressed in separated,
monocultural spheres, professional circles, or practices. The Daylight Award strives to raise
a holistic understanding of daylight and increase its positive impact on life.
PREVIOUS LAUREATES
The three foundations behind the award have a long history when it comes to awarding best
practice within daylight. Since 1980, Villum Foundation, VELUX FOUNDATION and Velux
Stiftung have rewarded the following professionals with daylight awards; Jørn Utzon (DK)
(1980), Henning Larsen (DK) (1987), Bob Gysin (CH) (2007), Richard Perez (USA) (2008),
Peter Zumthor (CH) (2010), James Carpenter (USA) (2010), Lacaton & Vassal (F) (2011),
Gigon & Guyer (CH) (2012) and SANAA (JP) (2014),Steven Holl (USA) (2016), Marilyne
Andersen (CH) (2016), Hiroshi Sambuichi (JP) (2018), Greg Ward (USA) (2018), Juha
Leiviskä (FI) (2020), Russell Foster (UK) (2020) Henry Plummer (US) (2020), Shelley
McNamara and Yvonne Farrell from Grafton Architects (IE) (2022), and Anna Wirz-Justice
(CH) (2022).
For more details, please visit https://thedaylightaward.com/