The city of Gwangju, Korea, was this year's venue for the LUCI (Lighting Urban Community International) annual meeting. The meeting, which was held last year in San Luis Potosí, Mexico (see note below), is considered to be the most important event in the world of urban lighting design.

During the month of October the attending members of LUCI were able to appreciate the innovations the city has seen by implementing luminous technologies that boosted its urban and economic development.

Gustavo Avilés, member of the association was present in Gwanju. He presented to the international community the urban architectonic master plan for the city of Taxco de Alarcón, a mining town located in the center of Mexico. He informed that the first stage of this project has been concluded which triggered a great number of positive comments.

After a complete presentation of the project Taxco was named city of light to the delight of its citizens who are committed to respecting and encouraging the principles of correct urban illumination. With this appointment Taxco finds itself at the top of the list when it comes to design and urban development principles

The Taxco Project had been recognized by the INAH (National Anthropology and HIstory Institute), an institution in charge of classifying, protecting and maintaining Mexican patrimony. The master plan was proposed under the INAH's strict guidelines for those working with their protected properties.

The efforts carried out for this Project express lighting as a guiding axis in decisions and criteria that are a part of developing and restructuring an urban image.

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