The finalistsSee the finalists here
Five finalists emerged from a total of 79 projects submitted from Germany, Austria and Switzerland at the jury meeting.
Daylight shapes rooms and inspires people. This makes it one of the most powerful tools in architecture. To honor this significance, the VELUX Architectural Competition is awarding prizes to the best daylight solutions in buildings.
In our new competition documentation, we present the 2025 award winners and interviews with the architects.
"On Daylight" Housing and Urban Planning: A Daylight Talk by Jan Gehl
Around 1960 the paradigms for city planning were radically changed. Modernism became dominant, focus moved from a city of Spaces to the city of Buildings surrounded by left over space. Cities for People became an overlooked and forgotten dimension.