LIGHT EDU Symposium

LIGHT EDU is a comprehensive programme of educational, informational, research and cultural mediation events in the field of architectural and technical lighting in Romania. The programme was initiated out of the necessity of of long-term substantiation of the lighting design practice in Romania, where there is still a need to raise the awareness of the importance of interior and urban lighting. The symposium is organized by Romanian Order of Architects – Timiș Territorial Branch, in partnership with the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism from Timișoara.

The theme for 2018 is “Light for Cities”, bringing into discussion the use of light for improving the perception of the city.

“Lighting is an essential and ubiquitous part of the urban landscape. Public lighting, from iconic bridges and buildings to streets and intersections, can contribute to the socioeconomic and cultural prosperity of a region.” – Susanne Seitinger

Artificial lighting evolved as a means to conquer the darkness, extending the time for using the city. Urban lighting has a major role in the activation of the public space and facilitates the apparition of civic culture. From a cultural and economical perspective, the public spaces which benefit from a good lighting project improve the quality of public life, allowing people to live, work and use the city for recreational purposes outside the daylight hours.

“Successful lighting design is as much about choreographing darkness as it is about delivering light.” – Susanne Seitinger

On the other hand, artificial lighting is used for communication, architecture becoming a broadcasting medium. The contemporary technologies used in lighting today offer new possibilities of using light as a communicator, marking the transition from functional lighting to communication.

We intend to bring up the topics of redefining the urban lighting for the ecological, recreational and economic benefits of cities.

“Lighting, however much it is rooted in technology and infrastructure, is deeply social.”
The symposium takes place over three days (04-06 October) and is open to all who want to learn about the complexity of light.

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More info on event website: lightedu.eu