Award-winner: Therme Vals of Peter Zumthor
The Daylight-Award 2010 which includes price money of CHF 100’000 goes to Peter Zumthor for the Therme Vals. The Jury states: “The building is exceptional, already a ‘classic’. It is still perceived as the most accomplished project in terms of daylight due to an archaic, minimalistic layout and an outstanding interplay with light and darkness. The architecture controls the light in a wonderful way, it is judged as a magnificent project.” According to the jury the architect Peter Zumthor became an artist dealing with daylight.
Video: Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor & Partner
Honorary Award to Skyspace Piz Uter and the Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rappeswil-Jona.
Two buildings are awarded with a Honorary Award of the jury in order to point out a very specific aspects of the use of daylight. Each Honorary Award is donated with CHF 10’000. The “Skyspace Piz Uter” of James Turrell is considered by the jury as the most poetic project. The artwork shows the essence of light in a building in an unrivalled consequence.
The Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona is a small intervention, whereby the main structure of the building stays untouched. The building task is perceived as perfectly solved for an artspace; all the daylight is coming from the built annex on the roof, resulting in perfect exhibition light. It is perceived as a playful, unpretentious, intelligent and ‘fresh’ project.
Video: Skyspace Piz Uter, James Turrell
Video: Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona, Stürm Wolf Architekten
Honorary Award of the foundation board to Anna Wirz-Justice.
For the first time the VELUX STIFTUNG honours with Professor Anna Wirz-Justice a researcher with an award for her important contribution to a better understanding of the effects of daylight to the human organism and its health. The CHF 20’000 donated award is also dedicated to her merits disseminating the knowledge of the importance of daylight among architects.
The Daylight-Award 2010 which includes price money of CHF 100’000 goes to Peter Zumthor for the Therme Vals. The Jury states: “The building is exceptional, already a ‘classic’. It is still perceived as the most accomplished project in terms of daylight due to an archaic, minimalistic layout and an outstanding interplay with light and darkness. The architecture controls the light in a wonderful way, it is judged as a magnificent project.” According to the jury the architect Peter Zumthor became an artist dealing with daylight.
Video: Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor & Partner
Honorary Award to Skyspace Piz Uter and the Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rappeswil-Jona.
Two buildings are awarded with a Honorary Award of the jury in order to point out a very specific aspects of the use of daylight. Each Honorary Award is donated with CHF 10’000. The “Skyspace Piz Uter” of James Turrell is considered by the jury as the most poetic project. The artwork shows the essence of light in a building in an unrivalled consequence.
The Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona is a small intervention, whereby the main structure of the building stays untouched. The building task is perceived as perfectly solved for an artspace; all the daylight is coming from the built annex on the roof, resulting in perfect exhibition light. It is perceived as a playful, unpretentious, intelligent and ‘fresh’ project.
Video: Skyspace Piz Uter, James Turrell
Video: Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona, Stürm Wolf Architekten
Honorary Award of the foundation board to Anna Wirz-Justice.For the first time the VELUX STIFTUNG honours with Professor Anna Wirz-Justice a researcher with an award for her important contribution to a better understanding of the effects of daylight to the human organism and its health. The CHF 20’000 donated award is also dedicated to her merits disseminating the knowledge of the importance of daylight among architects.
