The Velux Group is proud to announce that ?Light Froms Juggler? by Anastasia Maslova and ?Road to Light? by Yuhan Luo, Di Lan, Yuan Liu, Yusong Liu are the global winners of the International Velux Award 2018 for Students of Architecture. A jury of internationally-acclaimed architects selected two global winners, following live presentations by nine regional winners.
Sunlight as a form giver
?Light Forms Juggler? by Maslova from Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering in Russia was selected as a winner in the Daylight in Buildings category after impressing the jury by asking relevant questions about the way we design buildings today.
?Light Forms Juggler? by Maslova from Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering in Russia ?The project exhibits rigorous exploration of daylight in buildings related to the urban scale,? agreed the jury.
?It showcases a strong architectural mind of thinking and the project raises a lot of interesting questions.?
The project invites us to take a fresh look at architecture. At present, a very significant problem is insufficient lighting in buildings. But at the same time, there is so much sunlight. So how do we shape buildings to capture the maximum amount of natural light"
The project suggests a change in the shape of buildings and their openings, where rectangular shapes increasingly limit the penetration of light into space. It also analyses various alternative forms that maximise the potential of natural light...