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04 June 2021
Daylight Awareness Week – Videos now available!
The Daylight Awareness Week took place on the 25, 26 and 27 May 2021, a huge thank you to all the international and interdisciplinary speakers who made it so sucessful! Together we explored “Three reasons why we need daylight”. We are happy to share the videos with you on our website or ...
17 May 2021
DeLIGHTed Talks: Mirjam Münch’s lecture now available
To celebrate the UNESCO International Day of Light, the Daylight Academy contributed to the virtual public event “DeLIGHTed Talks: Good Light – Good Life”. This event aimed to inform and raise awareness about the importance of “good light”, defined as natural light or artificial light ...
16 May 2021
Nominations for the Daylight Award 2022 are open!
The Daylight Award honours and supports daylight research and daylight in architecture, for the benefit of human health, well-being and the environment. The award places specific emphasis on the interrelation between theory and practice. Professional organisations, architects, researchers and other ...
14 May 2021
DLA Annual Conference 2021: new dates!
The next Daylight Academy Annual Conference (originally planned for 18-19 November 2021) has been postponed to 2-3 December 2021. The in-person (or hybrid) meeting is only for DLA members and guests and will take place at EMPA Dübendorf (near Zurich), Switzerland. More information coming soon! &...
21 April 2021
Olafur Eliasson floods the Fondation Beyeler with “Life”
DLA member Olafur Eliasson presents his new installation “Life” at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland. The artist invites to question the separation between nature and culture and literally lets water and all surrounding elements into the museum. One side of the building has ...
26 March 2021
Webinar “Daylight Insights” – Registration now open!
Daylight measurement is of great importance in many different disciplines, ranging from human health to architectural design. However all too often there is little cross-talk between disciplines, and we lost a vital opportunity to learn from each other and improve our understanding and effectiveness...
26 March 2021
Now available: book “Visual Delight in Architecture” by Lisa Heschong
Visual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View examines the many ways that our lives are enriched by the presence of natural daylight and window views within our buildings. It makes a compelling case that daily exposure to the rhythms of daylight is essential to our health and well-being...
16 March 2021
DLA members Lacaton and Vassal win the Pritzker Prize 2021
Their architecture celebrates lightness and builds on what already exists including natural elements like air and sunlight. DLA members Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal have been awarded the 2021 Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honor, and we are proud! Congratulations!
02 March 2021
Interested in an internship at the DLA office in Zurich?
Tageslicht spielt eine bedeutende Rolle im Hinblick auf Gesundheit, biologische und chemische Prozesse, nachhaltige Entwicklung und viele andere Aspekte des Lebens. Die Daylight Academy (DLA) ist eine internationale und interdisziplinäre Mitgliederorganisation für Forschende, ArchitektInnen, ...
26 February 2021
The Daylight Awareness Week is back this Spring!
The second edition of the virtual “Daylight Awareness Week” is organised in the context of the UNESCO International Day of Light and is aimed at the general public as well as experts and students interested in daylight research. The program and further information will be communicated ...
21 January 2021