The overall scope is Daylight in Architecture and projects should focus on either: daylight in buildings − with projects that demonstrate applicable principles for providing daylight and sunlight into buildings; daylight investigations − with projects that examine such factors as the physical properties of light, new materials, or daylight for health and well-being.

The Award is an “open idea” competition and is organised globally in two phases: in the first phase, regional prizes will be given to projects from Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, the Americas, Asia and Oceania and Africa. In the grand finale, prizes will be presented to the overall global winners.