10th VELUX Daylight Symposium Program
08:30-09:00 | Arrival & registration
09:00-09:15 | Main stage | Opening
09:15-10:45 | Main stage | Design for well-being (part 1)
Celebrating Daylight
by Darron Haylock, Foster + Partners (UK)
5 Fundamental Shifts Ushering in the Healthy Buildings Era
by Joseph Allen, Harvard University (US)
Don’t fight climate, use it
by Florencia Collo, Atmos Lab (UK)
Design for Well-being (Part 1) - Q&A Session
Discussion featuring Darron Haylock, Joseph G. Allen, and Florencia Collo at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Design for Well-being (Part 1).
11:15-13:00 | Main stage | Design for well-being (part 2)
What about human resilience? Breaking up disciplinary silos
by Marcel Schweiker, University of Aachen (DE)
A call to action for a brighter future
by Kynthia Chamilothori, Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
We are facing a global myopia epidemic – What can the built environment do?
by Eleonora Brembilla, Delft University of Technology (NL)
Comparing the influence of diffuse, direct, and dappled sunlight on the restoration potential and experience of offices in an online study
by Özge Karaman Madan, Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
Conceptual model for comfort, satisfaction, health and well-being
by Sergio Altomonte, Université Catholique de Louvain (BE)
Design for Well-being (Part 2) – Q&A Session
Panel with Marcel Schweiker, Kynthia Chamilothori, Eleonora Brembilla, Özge Karaman Madan, and Sergio Altomonte at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Design for Well-being (Part 2).
11:15-13:00 | Breakout stage | Future directions for daylight requirements
Daylight requirements and metrics worldwide: is it possible to harmonize?
by Cláudia Amorim, University of Brasilia (BR)
Future directions of the CEN 17037: Revisiting recommended levels for daylight provision
by Helle Foldbjerg Rasmussen, Danish Technological Institute (DK) & Paul Rogers, ACC Glass and Façade Consultants (SE)
Rethink requirements for daylight provision
by Niko Gentile, Lund University (SE)
Enhancing Daylight Utilization in Swiss Architecture: A Comprehensive Guideline for Implementing the Daylight in Buildings Norm SN EN 17037
by Björn Schrader, Hochschule Luzern (CH)
Daylight supply in interior spaces - Serial simulation to determine the visual and non-visual supply
by Renate Hammer, Institute of Building Research and Innovation (AT)
Comparing daylight provision targets against light exposure recommendations for circadian stimulation
by Lorna Flores Villa, Building Research Establishment (UK)
Future Directions for Daylight Requirements - Q&A Session
Panel with Cláudia Amorim, Helle Foldbjerg Rasmussen, Paul Rogers, Niko Gentile, Björn Schrader, Renate Hammer, and Lorna Flores Villa at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Future Directions for Daylight Requirements.
14:00-15:45 | Main stage | Contact to outdoors and visual delight
Visual Delight: How Views Help Humans
by Lisa Heschong, Independent Consultant (US)
Window shades and view clarity
by Michael Kent, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SG)
Assessing window view quality in a renovated affordable housing for older adults
by Sneha Jain, Stanford University (US)
Estimating yearly visual comfort from short-term measurements
by Marijana Milicevic, Saint-Gobain (FR)
Poetic Daylight: An Explorative Approach to Designing with Daylight to Create Aesthetic and Spatial Qualities in Architecture
By Louise Grønlund, Royal Danish Academy (DK) & Nanet Mathiasen, Aalborg University (DK)
Contact to Outdoors and Visual Delight – Q&A Session
Panel with Lisa Heschong, Michael Kent, Sneha Jain, Marijana Milicevic, and Nanet Mathiasen at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Contact to Outdoors and Visual Delight.
14:00-15:45 | Breakout stage | Tools and methods informing daylighting design
"Mind the Lux:" A Daylight Designer’s Reality Check
by Mathias Sønderskov Schaltz, Link Arkitektur (DK)
Case study of the Grand Palais for hosting events for the 2024 Olympic games in Paris
by Bertrand Deroisy, T/E/S/S atelier d’ingénierie (FR)
Exploring Occupants' Satisfaction and Perceived Daylit Area with Daylight Availability
by Athanasia Kloura & Natalia Giraldo Vasquez, Technical University of Denmark (DK)
Is there a conflict between recommendations of «healthy daylighting» and the need of shadings for glare prevention?
by Jan Wienold, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
Bringing the potential of BSDFs for daylighting systems into planners' everyday practice
by David Geisler-Moroder, University of Innsbruck (AT)
Daylight: Real/Actual, Weather Files and Climate Change
by John Mardaljevic, Daylight Experts (UK)
Daylight visualization with AI
by Claus B. Madsen & Ivan A. Nikolov, Aalborg University (DK)
Tools and Methods Informing Daylighting Design – Q&A Session
Panel with Mathias Sønderskov Schaltz, Bertrand Deroisy, Athanasia Kloura, Natalia Giraldo Vasquez, Jan Wienold, David Geisler-Moroder, John Mardaljevic, Claus B. Madsen, and Ivan A. Nikolov at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Tools and Methods Informing Daylighting Design.
16:15-17:15 | Main stage | Science and architecture
Urban Ergonomics: The Reading and Shaping of Quality Life
by Zhang Li, Tsinghua University, Atelier Teamminus (CN)
The effects of light on human circadian rhythms: What do we know, and what do we still need to know, to develop evidence-based guidelines
by Russel Foster, Oxford University (UK)
Science and Architecture – Q&A Session
Discussion featuring Zhang Li and Russell Foster at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2025 during the session Science and Architecture.
17:15-17:30 | Main stage | Closing
17:30-18:00 | Departure