Competition / New Solar Cells = New Architecture / The project ?PV Starlight?

A new generation of solar panels offers with it´s new colors, styles, structures and texture another aesthetic than before. How solar panels previously were an application, they are now a construction material with a distinct value that opens up new architectural possibilities. In this context it is naturally to focus on new applications and new contexts. Along with energy-producing solar panels it may be possible to a new content quality, artificial light. Thus, both solar cells and LED invisible during the day so they fall naturally into any facade, it functions as lighting in urban spaces, art decoration or information text in the dark. It is the task of the competition to launch a new development of the way we use solar panels on both the built environment and the landscape. COMPETITION TASK: the use of new colored solar cells or solar panels with LED, will be in the competition entries described in one of three contexts: • In existing buildings • In new buildings • In urban space or landscape More details will be available at the website.

Register by: 08-15-2016 / Submit by: 08-15-2016

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