Daylight and Architecture
A global knowledge-sharing initiative that promotes daylight in architecture
D/A is a global knowledge-sharing initiative that promotes daylight in architecture. Our focus is on exploring the limitless potential of daylight, and the many ways that natural light inspires architects to create and innovate.
Established as a resource for students and professionals, D/A celebrates the importance of daylighting in a variety of ways: through our Daylight Talks lecture series, through Light of Tomorrow by VELUX: our biennial global award and competition for students of architecture, and through our free online library of articles and interviews related to daylight and design. In everything we do, our goal is to share knowledge, encourage dialogue and collaboration as well as to inspire innovation.
Vision and Mission
We believe that daylight is essential in architecture and design. So, in collaboration with our growing network of partners – architectural and educational organisations and universities from around the world – our mission is to curate the best and brightest ideas related to daylighting and share these ideas with the architectural community. The initiative is presented by the VELUX Group, which for more than 80 years has created better indoor environments by bringing daylight and fresh air into buildings all over the world.
our focus is on exploring the limitless potential of daylight
Get Involved
We are working hard to build a global network of architectural students and professionals who are passionate about the use of daylight in design. Watch inspiring lectures in our video library, participate in the next Light of Tomorrow by VELUX competition, explore the magazine archive and the Symposium archive, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and stay in touch via the newsletter.
Daylight Talks
The Daylight Talks is a series of free, online video lectures curated by D/A and organized in partnership with prominent architectural schools around the world. These insightful talks explore the significance of using natural light in architecture and feature designers and educators actively working with daylighting. Supported by the VELUX Group, the Daylight Talks have been endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).
Light of Tomorrow by VELUX
Every second year since 2004, the VELUX Group has invited students of architecture to participate in Light of Tomorrow by VELUX, formerly the International VELUX Award. It has grown into what is probably the largest competition for students of architecture working with daylight. The competition is global and open to any registered student of architecture backed by a teacher; the total prize money is up to 7,000 Euro per winner, and the jury awards five regional winners, three special prizes, and one global winner.
