The registration for the international competition International VELUX Award 2014 is coming to an end. The work will also be evaluated by the founder of the Snøhetta studio.

The IVA 2014 competition offers future architects a unique opportunity to present their projects globally, which take into account the maximum use of daylight for the benefit of a higher quality of life. The competition emphasizes innovative thinking and original concepts: Daylight in densely populated urban areas. Daylight and sustainability. How to transport and store daylight? Daylight, water, and wind. Daylight, health, and well-being. The winners will be selected by a jury of experts comprising renowned architects.

Composition of the jury for the International VELUX Award 2014:
The jury members come from diverse backgrounds and possess a wide range of professional experiences, from designing internationally recognized architectural achievements to teaching and architectural journalism.

Craig Dykers is a founding partner of the Snøhetta studio. His current activities include the library in Alexandria, Egypt, and the museum pavilion for the National September 11 Memorial at the site of the former World Trade Center. He was also a jury member for the International VELUX Award in 2004.

Irish architect Róisín Heneghan is a founding partner of Heneghan Peng Architects, which gained fame by winning the largest architectural competition in the world for the Grand Egyptian Museum in 2003 and is currently working on significant projects around the globe. Róisín Heneghan was a jury member for the International VELUX Award in 2006.

Magda Mostafa has extensive teaching experience; she was a jury member for the International VELUX Award in 2010, where she was elected chairwoman of the jury. Magda Mostafa is an associate professor at the American University in Cairo and an active member of the International Union of Architects (UIA).




A new jury member is the editor of Architectural Review magazine Catherine Slessor. Catherine Slessor is a renowned critic in the field of architecture; she has won the International Building Press award for Journalist of the Year in architecture three times.




Per Arnold Andersen represents the VELUX group on the jury. As an architect himself, he has been one of the main initiators of the International VELUX Award for architecture students since its establishment in 2003.





Previous editions have demonstrated the strength of innovative and conceptual thinking among the emerging generations of architects: “The most important thing about this competition is probably that it offers an opportunity to tackle difficult problems through the eyes of students and their teachers rather than through the eyes of professionals,” wrote Craig Dykers in an article published in the International VELUX Award 2004 yearbook.

Registration is still open.

Registration for the International VELUX Award is open until March 3. Registration is done online, and students must register to participate. The final deadline for submitting projects is May 2, 2014.

Information about the competition and detailed information on registration and participation can be found on the website iva.velux.com; in addition, you can follow us on our Facebook profile.

The total cash prize is 30,000 euros. The jury will select several winners for prizes and honorable mentions. Following the festive announcement of the winners in October 2014, all projects will be exhibited on the site iva.velux.com.