539 bright ideas submitted to Light of Tomorrow by VELUX 2026
- Date
- 14 Apr 2026
Registration and submission for Light of Tomorrow by VELUX 2026 have now closed, and this year’s participation figures show the competition’s strong global reach.
The 2026 edition involved:
1,113 students
539 submitted projects
345 schools represented
85 countries involved
Under the overarching theme “Light of Tomorrow”, the competition challenges architecture students to explore daylight not as a secondary design consideration, but as a primary resource shaping comfort, energy efficiency, sustainability, health, and well‑being.
The 2026 edition introduces three Special Prizes in addition to 5 Regional Prizes:
Daylight in New Buildings
Daylight in Building Transformations
Daylight Investigations
What’s Next?
The competition now moves into its next phase:
Jury meeting: Copenhagen, 27-28 April 2026
Regional winners announced: 13 May 2026
Live finalist presentations: Eight selected teams will present their projects at the UIA World Congress of Architects, Barcelona, on 29 June 2026
Global winner announced 29 June during the UIA Congress
