The first lecture in the 2025 Daylight Talk series is entitled “Celebrating Daylight” by Darron Haylock, Partner at Foster + Partners (UK), in collaboration with the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium.
The lecture will explore the relationship between architecture and natural light, central to Foster + Partners’ design philosophy since 1967. Darron will illustrate this journey from early projects like the Commerzbank Headquarters to recent works such as ICÔNE in Luxembourg, designed to maximise daylight and integrate greenery.
He will also discuss the benefits of daylight in architecture, drawing on projects like Sulis Hospital Bath and Maggie’s Manchester, as well as new technological innovations that support more responsive environments for living and working.
About Darron Haylock
A graduate of De Montfort University, Leicester, Darron joined Foster + Partners in 1995 and became Partner in 2004. His projects include the Maggie’s Centre in Manchester, The Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences in Jerusalem, the Royal Hamilius development in Luxembourg, and ICÔNE in Belval. He is currently leading The Grid in Athens.
Livestream: 18 September 2025 at 9:00 AM (Copenhagen) at the 10th VELUX Daylight Symposium
Available online: 14 October 2025 on the Daylight & Architecture website
Daylight Talks is a series of free, online video lectures curated by Daylight and Architecture in partnership with leading architecture schools around the world.
The series is organised by the VELUX Group in collaboration with individual schools of architecture and endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).
See the talks’ calendar here.