IALD enlighten europe 2008: THE POWER OF LIGHT

IALD Enlighten Europe 2008
12-13 February 2008
Business Design Centre
London, UK

The power of light to transform is the fundamental inspiration for lighting designers, no matter level of practice. Featuring sessions led by world-renowned lighting design practitioners from across the globe, the educational programme of Enlighten Europe 2008 will examine this concept and offer attendees the resources needed to harness the power of light in their own practice.

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enlighten europe 2008
schedule & Session information 

TUESDAY 12 FEBRUARY 2008  

10.00 - 10.15
Welcome
Emma Cogswell, IALD

10.15 - 11.15
How to Work with Architects
Keith Bradshaw
Speirs and Major Associates

11.30 - 12.30
Lighting for Big Events
Durham Marenghi
Durham Marenghi will be explaining and illustrating his approach to lighting spectacular live events such as the Winter Olympic Ceremonies, Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, the Pyramids in Giza, New Years Eve from the London Eye and the Royal Opening of St Pancras Station. Aspects covered will be creating effective theatrical lighting for a live audience and high-definition television, and the illumination of architecture for events and building opening ceremonies.

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch

13.30 - 14.30
New Technologies
Peter van der Burgt
Philips Lighting
We are in a phase of where the pace of development of lighting technologies has never been faster. Driven by sustainable design and a growing awareness of lighting as a professional discipline, manufacturers are rising to the challenge and responding with new technologies. Examine some of these emerging technologies and glimpse what the future might bring.

14.45 - 15.45
Illuminating Communities in the Himalayas with Sustainable Power
Henrietta Lynch
Solar Sisters
Only 9% of Nepal is supplied by grid electricity, most children must study using polluting kerosene lamps. There is therefore a very high rate of bronchial disease in Nepal. The installation of solar panels will not only provide a cleaner source of electricity and lighting for the school (which is currently off-grid) but also a healthier learning environment.

16.00 - 17.00
Colour Texture & Form
Mike Pointer
The Colour Group
Did you know we can measure colour? Did you know that setting up a frame work to measure colour and total appearance has benefits in the retail world? This talk looks at how visual, psychological, culture and tradition aspects can come together to put money in the till.

 
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2008

10.00 - 10.15
Welcome
Emma Cogswell, IALD

10.15 - 11.15
Switched on London - Festival of Light for London
Kevin Theobald, IALD & Emma Cogswell, IALD
London's first lighting festival - how we did it and what you can expect from us next year.

11.30 - 12.30
Urban Light Planning for Humans
Mark Ridler
BDP
24-hour society, crime, transport, redevelopment, city beautification, light pollution, global warming - light is at the heart of all of these debates but we can only resolve the proper control and application of light in the night time environment if we put human experience at the heart of priorities and understanding.

12.30 - 13.30
Lunch

13.30 - 14.30
Sacred Light & Secular Light, Part I
Colin Ball
Isometrix
Each of the world's religions demonstrates a unique approach to light that is discerned in its core scripture and manifested in the use of natural light within its architecture. Explore a history of how a culture's belief and attitudes toward light shapes its built environment.  

14.45 - 15.45
Sacred Light, Part II
Colin Ball
Isometrix
In our secular society where religion is no longer the only belief system, can our approach to lighting translate to what some now hold sacred? Are football stadiums and retail parks the new places of worship?

16.00 - 17.00
The Passion of Light : An Appeal for Darkness
Neil Knowles
Like small children, lighting designers are afraid of the dark. It terrifies us, it plays on our primeval fears. But we should turn to the dark side of lighting design. Darkness is as important as light in creating mood. The shadow is as vital as the brilliant.