The Daylight and Building Component Award
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The Daylight and Building Component Award is presented annually to an individual or group of individuals who have contributed significantly to the technical, social, artistic or design-related understanding of daylight. Previous awardees include architects, scientists, artists and building professionals and the award carries with it a prize of 100,000 Euro. The award was established in 1980 and is given by the VELUX Foundation.
, one of the most famous Danish Architects of the 20th century, was among the group awarded the first year.
Through the next twenty-five years, the award was given intermittently, often to larger groups of individuals. In 2006, the award was given to the father-son team of architects Povl Wilhelm Wohlert and Claus Ditlev Wohlert.
In 2008, was converted to an annual award with four categories:
1. Daylighting design
2. Contribution to the science of daylighting
3. Contribution to awareness or interest about daylighting.
4. Contribution to the awareness of the industrial building component’s importance, value and practical use in the everyday life
The monetary prize was also doubled in 2008 to 100,000 Euro, making it one of the largest of its kind within the architecture and building communities worldwide.
In 2010, the award was given to American architect James Carpenter, whose recent projects include the design of 7 World Trade Center, the first building to be reconstructed at the site since Sept. 11, 2001.
The award is given around the first of March each year at a ceremony in Hørsholm
, Denmark
.
History
Upon its establishment in 1980, the Daylight and Building Component Award was given to Danish citizens who had made a significant contribution to the understanding and practical use of daylight. In the early years, this meant that many of the recipients were architects or artists, many of whom had worked with daylight in an architectural or design context. Jørn UtzonJørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon, , AC was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime...
, one of the most famous Danish Architects of the 20th century, was among the group awarded the first year.
Through the next twenty-five years, the award was given intermittently, often to larger groups of individuals. In 2006, the award was given to the father-son team of architects Povl Wilhelm Wohlert and Claus Ditlev Wohlert.
In 2008, was converted to an annual award with four categories:
1. Daylighting design
2. Contribution to the science of daylighting
3. Contribution to awareness or interest about daylighting.
4. Contribution to the awareness of the industrial building component’s importance, value and practical use in the everyday life
The monetary prize was also doubled in 2008 to 100,000 Euro, making it one of the largest of its kind within the architecture and building communities worldwide.
In 2010, the award was given to American architect James Carpenter, whose recent projects include the design of 7 World Trade Center, the first building to be reconstructed at the site since Sept. 11, 2001.
The award is given around the first of March each year at a ceremony in Hørsholm
Hørsholm
Hørsholm Kommune is a municipality in the Copenhagen Capital Region in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 31 km², and has a total population of 24,197...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
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List of Recipients
| Year | Name | Country | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jørn Utzon Jørn Utzon Jørn Oberg Utzon, , AC was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime... |
Denmark | Architect. |
| 1980 | Jens Urup Jensen | Denmark | Painter |
| 1980 | Knud Thomsen | Denmark | Architect |
| 1980 | Erik Flagsted Rasmussen | Denmark | Architect |
| 1987 | Holger Jensen | Denmark | |
| 1987 | Henning Larsen Henning Larsen Henning Larsen is a Danish architect.He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadhand the Copenhagen Opera House... |
Denmark | Architect |
| 1988 | Per Sten Hebsgaard | Denmark | Glass Artist |
| 1988 | Torben Hjort | Denmark | Architect |
| 1988 | Sven Åge Larsen | Denmark | Ceramic Artist |
| 1988 | Niels Frithiof Truelsen | Denmark | Architect |
| 2000 | H.N.Brandt | England | Manager |
| 2005 | Jørgen Troelsen | Denmark | Engineer |
| 2005 | Michel Langrand | France | Manager |
| 2005 | István Kónya | Hungary | Manager |
| 2006 | Povl Wilhelm Wohlert | Denmark | Architect |
| 2006 | Claus Ditlev Wohlert | Denmark | Architect |
| 2008 | Richard Perez | USA/France | Scientist |
| 2009 | Karl Lenhardt | Germany | Inventor |
| 2010 | James Carpenter | USA | Architect |