by the VELUX Group
New ideas, tools and methods for design of buildings that promote happiness and health emerged at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium in London 2-3 September. For two days, researchers, architects, engineers and building professionals discussed how daylight can drive change in today’s 24/7 society.
“As designers, we should focus on creating positive mental well-being for people rather than building to avoid illness. In this, daylight plays a crucial role, said Professor Koen Steemers from Cambridge University in his introductory speech […]
Artist and jury chairman Olafur Eliasson praises the winning design of the Natural Light – International Design Competition in this interview. The jury was especially excited about the creativity, functionality, and beauty of the solar lamp. The production of the winning lamp will take place at the end of 2015 and the VELUX Group will provide 14,500 solar lamps to local entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Senegal.
In collaboration with the NGO Plan International, the VELUX Group and Little […]
We have just published 84 fantastic photos from last week’s VELUX Daylight Symposium, a 2-day conference focused on the use of daylight as driver of change in our society.
The Symposium took place in London on 2-3 September and paid tribute to the 2015 International Year of Light proclaimed by the United Nations and Unesco. The event was attended by more than 350 participants from 30 different countries.
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The VELUX Daylight Symposium celebrated its 10th anniversary with a two-day conference focused on daylight as a driver of change in today’s 24/7 society. The Symposium took place in London on 2-3 September and paid tribute to the 2015 International Year of Light proclaimed by the United Nations and Unesco.
Designing with daylight was the central topic of the keynote lecture by David Nelson, Head of Design at Foster+Partners. Taking the audience through examples from the global design portfolio […]
