Daylighting and Environmental Interactions in Building Design
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editor
Interests: daylighting; adaptive façades; kinetic architecture; visual comfort; parametric design; building performance simulation; hybrid architecture; environmental design; solar control systems; sustainable building design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will explore how daylight interacts with architectural form, materials, and environmental systems to shape sustainable building performance. It welcomes research that deepens our understanding of daylight’s role in creating visually comfortable, energy-efficient, and responsive environments. Its scope encompasses experimental and simulation-based studies on daylight distribution, adaptive and kinetic façades, solar control strategies, and integrated design methods that link daylight with thermal and ventilation performance. Contributions are invited from architecture, environmental design, and building engineering, including both theoretical approaches and case studies. We particularly encourage interdisciplinary submissions that connect design intent with quantifiable environmental outcomes, bridging architectural creativity and environmental responsibility. By gathering these perspectives, the Special Issue will highlight daylight as a central agent influencing the environmental behavior of buildings and a catalyst for innovative, human-centered design strategies.
Dr. Marcin Brzezicki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- daylighting in architecture
- façade design and solar control
- environmental performance of buildings
- adaptive and responsive building envelopes
- visual and thermal comfort
- daylight simulation and metrics
- energy–daylight interaction
- integrated environmental design
- sustainable building strategies
- human-centered environmental design
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