A virtual presentation of the medals for The Daylight Award 2020 Laureates presented by the chairs of the three VELUX Foundations; Jens Kann-Rasmussen, VILLUM Fonden, Hans Kann Rasmussen, VELUX Fonden and Lykke Ogstrup Lunde, VELUX Stiftung;
Daylight in Architecture: Juha Leiviskä, architect and designer (FI)
Daylight Research: Russell Foster, neuroscientist, (UK)
Daylight Award for Lifetime achievement: Henry Plummer, photographer and writer (US)
“While laureate Russell Foster studies the science behind the effect of light on human behaviour and physical and mental wellbeing, laureates Juha Leiviskä and Henry Plummer approach the effects and implications of daylight intuitively through architectural design, photographic expression and verbal mediation of these human responses. Whether elucidating the neural effects of light or invoking the poetic essence of light, the laureates of the 2020 Daylight Award demonstrate to us the power of natural light”, states the jury.
The 2020 jury consists of James Carpenter, jury chair (US), Marilyne Andersen (CH), Juhani Pallasmaa (FI), Anne Lacaton (FR), Koen Steemers (UK) and Aki Kawasaki (CH).
ABOUT THE DAYLIGHT AWARD
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. The Daylight Award is given every second year biennially in two categories; Daylight Research and Daylight in Architecture. Exceptionally in 2020, and to mark the 40th anniversary of the first Daylight Award given to Jørn Utzon, The Daylight Award is given to Henry Plummer for lifetime achievement.
The Daylight Award is presented by the philanthropic foundations, VILLUM FONDEN, VELUX FONDEN and VELUX STIFTUNG, established by Villum Kann Rasmussen. The foundations support a wide range of non-commercial purposes through scientific, social, cultural and environmental projects. Since 1980, they have awarded daylight prizes to, among others, Jørn Utzon (DK) (1980), Henning Larsen (DK) (1987), Bob Gysin (CH) (2007), Richard Perez (USA) (2008), Peter Zumthor (CH) (2010), James Carpenter (USA) (2010), Lacaton & Vassal (F) (2011), Gigon & Guyer (CH) (2012) , SANAA (JP) (2014), Steven Holl (US) and Marilyne Andersen (CH) (2016) and Hiroshi Sambuichi (JP) and Greg Ward (USA) (2018).
More at thedaylightaward.com/
13 июл 2024
