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15 June 2021
Art installation LEBENSRAUM
Siegrun Appelt has created an art installation as part of the Vienna Biennale for Change 2021, which can be viewed at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) from 28 May to 03 October. The work is questioning whether a balance can be found between the preservation of nature and its use by man. The ...
04 June 2021
New office and new team member for the Daylight Academy!
The Daylight Academy (DLA) and the Velux Stiftung are delighted to announce that Viola Lorenz has just joined the DLA team in Zurich as an intern. We very much look forward to working with her and benefiting from her new and fresh ideas. Welcome, Viola! Viola has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing...
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