German lighting design award
The German Light Design Prize is an annual competition in which lighting design in architecture and in urban space is awarded. The competition has been running since 2011.
history
The competition was launched in 2010 in order to give the developing profession of lighting designer a platform and to honor the results of corresponding work. The aim is to show public appreciation for professional lighting planning as an essential component for the quality of the built environment and to publicly acknowledge top achievements in this area. In the HOAI, the lighting design in an architecture or urban development project is assigned to the architect, who as a rule delegates it to a specialist. While lighting design has long been established in the United States and Great Britain , this branch of architectural design has only been recognized in Central Europe for a few years.
In 2010, the concept of the competition was presented to the industry for the first time. The competition area includes Germany , Austria , Switzerland and the Benelux countries.
jury
The jury is made up of industry experts. In the beginning there were two specialist journalists , two university lecturers for lighting design and a representative of the lighting industry. Since 2013, an active lighting designer from the group of winners has also been able to act as a juror for the following year.
Jurors
- Paul Schmits, HAWK Hildesheim (since 2011)
- Thomas Römhild, Wismar University (since 2011)
- Jürgen Waldorf, Managing Director of ZVEI Light Association, Frankfurt (since 2011)
- Burkhard Fröhlich, Editor-in-Chief DBZ - Deutsche Bauzeitschrift , Gütersloh (since 2011)
- Markus Helle, Editor-in-Chief Highlight, Rüthen (since 2011)
- Gabriele von Kardorff, Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung, Berlin (2013/14)
- Iris Podgorschek, Podpod Design, Vienna (2014/15)
Categories
In order to ensure that the projects under consideration can be compared, the German Lighting Design Prize is awarded in various categories. For example, the criteria for good lighting for museums differ significantly from those for streets and squares. Depending on the submissions, certain categories will therefore not be awarded in a few years. There are also cross-competition categories (e.g. use of daylight or the young talent award) in which the jury assesses the performance of all entrants. The jury can also set up new categories or evaluate special achievements with their own jury award. The award for the lighting designer of the year is given to the office according to a point system, which has received the most awards or nominations in the year in question. “Transport structures” have been added as a new category for the 2015 competition year.
Lighting designer of the year
- 2011: Licht Kunst Licht AG, Bonn / Berlin
- 2012: Andres Lichtplanung, Hamburg
- 2013: Kardorff Engineers, Berlin
- 2014: PodPod Design, Vienna
- 2015: Licht Kunst Licht AG, Bonn / Berlin
Young Talent Award
Since the 2013/14 competition, a prize for young talent has been awarded in addition to the prizes previously awarded in the individual categories. The winner receives 3,000 euros , the two subordinate offices 1,000 euros each. Previously nominated offices that have not been active on the market for more than three years at the time of the competition automatically qualify for the young talent award. The submitted projects first take part in the competition - then the jury examines the young talent separately again and determines the winners and the offices that have been placed.
financing
Various sources are used to finance the competition. The submitting offices pay a participation fee, and the places at the gala are marketed. The main costs of the competition for the gala evening, the competition organization and public relations are financed by sponsors. Companies from the lighting industry can be found as sponsors.
In order to make the competition neutral, sponsors or manufacturers of lights are not allowed to submit entries themselves. Only lighting planners and architects are allowed to apply.
organization
After market observation, the initiative for the competition came from the specialist magazine Highlight (Rüthen). The concept was developed together with the media agency Mues + Schrewe (Warstein) and presented to the industry. The organization in the years 2011 to 2013 was also taken over by these two partners, since the end of 2013 the competition has also been legally on its own with the establishment of Der Deutsche Lichtdesign-Preis GmbH . The moderator of the awards is Frank Sitter . In 2016, Der Deutsche Lichtdesign-Preis GmbH was sold together with Highlight Verlag to Hüthig-Verlag in Heidelberg.
Gala events
- 2011: Cologne , Hotel Maritim
- 2012: Hamburg , Curio-Haus
- 2013: Frankfurt am Main , Gesellschaftshaus am Palmengarten
- 2014: Berlin , Varieté Wintergarten
- 2015: Frankfurt, Palmengarten Society House
- 2016: Munich, Löwenbräukeller
- 2017: Mannheim, Trafowerk
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b AZ Architekturzeitung, online edition from May 6, 2013
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ An overview of all 2011 winners
- ↑ All winners of 2012 at a glance ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ All winners of 2013 at a glance
- ↑ An overview of all 2014 winners
- ↑ http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/region/rhein-sieg-kreis/koenigswinter/Preis-fuer-das-Restaurant-auf-Drachenfelsplateau-article1643288.html
- ↑ HIGHLIGHT becomes part of Hüthig Verlag - Hüthig GmbH. Retrieved May 15, 2017 .
