For the past 80 years, the VELUX Group has created better indoor environments by bringing daylight and fresh air into homes and other buildings all over the world. The VELUX Group was founded in Denmark and is today an international company with presence in 40 countries. Our key products are roof windows, flat roof skylights and modular skylights for commercial buildings as well as accessories like blinds, and roller shutters, plus solutions for operating them, including sensor-driven, remote controlled and smart-home systems.

We have been partnering with World Architecture Festival since 2015 with the following:

International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture
A global competition for students of architecture running every second year since 2004. Students from all over the world are challenged to work with daylight as an ever relevant source of light and life. The award is one of the most important global student competitions of its kind.

Best Use of Natural Light
The prize, sponsored by VELUX, has been among the special WAF prizes since 2019. The prize showcases the unique use of a daylighting in completed buildings. Special emphasis is put on projects that consider the impact of natural light on human well-being, performance and joy.