Towards a Future Powered by Daylight

Often taken for granted, daylight is a free and abundant resource with the power to influence far more than just temperature and our vision. It plays a crucial role in our health, the rhythms of nature, the sustainability of our cities, and the way we build, work, and live together. 

At our booth, you will explore the many dimensions of daylight through informative displays, thought-provoking questions, and interactive activities. We will invite you to contribute your own ideas, determine your chronotype – whether you tend to be an early bird or a night owl, and even help us imagine futures that harness the enormous potential of daylight. 

The booth will welcome you throughout three days, from 7 to 9 November, and a special and different activity will be offered each day.

On Friday, 7 November, you are invited to take part in:

Look Up: Skygazing Citizen Action
From 12:00 to 14:00

Daytime Sky Watching at Holzmarkt: Street Meteorology for Everyone

This citizen action invites families to pause for a moment in the heart of Berlin’s Holzmarkt urban village and simply look up. The sky is omnipresent, surrounding us at every moment, being the background to our daily lives, yet most of us rarely pay attention to it.

This event brings daylight science down to street level, encouraging curiosity, awareness, and conversation about the beauty and benefits of daylight. Participants will be guided through different ways of observing and measuring the sky by day, from the simplest to the more advanced.

Combining play, observation, and advanced measurements, this citizen-led activity encourages environmental sensitivity and transforms everyday observation into awareness and dialogue about daylight’s environmental and health benefits.

You don’t need a high-tech device to connect with the sky, all you need to do is simply go outside, look up, and imagine a future powered by daylight.

Event initiated and organised by Aicha Diakite-Kortlever in collaboration with Inga Rothert, Technische Universität Berlin.

Special activities on the other days:

• Saturday, 8 November: Bright Future: Kids Imagine with Daylight | Learn more
• Sunday, 9 November: Imagining Future Solar Societies (for all!) | Learn more

This booth is part of Daylight Awareness Week, a global initiative by the Daylight Academy.