On the 30th of June of 2008, the closing ceremony of
the second level of the International Certificate for Architectonic Lighting
design entitled: "Light is matter and material" took place in the facilities of the School of Architecture of
Mexico's National University.
This course, organized by the continuous education department of the
school of Architecture, in collaboration with the Professional Lighting
Designers Association (PLDA), the Konstfack University College of Arts
Crafts and Design KTH of Stockholm Sweden and the Hochschule Wismar
University of Technology, Business and Design de Wismar in Wismar,
Germany.
The program had duration of 200 hours, along four months and was
divided in a theoretical segment and a practical one made out by
workshops. The work scheme was enriched by keynote speeches by
internationally recognized speakers. On this occasion the students had
a chance listen to the participations of Duilio Passariello who talked
about “The process of Lighting Design in Architectonic lighting”, Arch.
Gustavo Avilés who presented the theme “Lighting the nighttime
landscape”, Dr. Marisela Mendoza with “Lighting design and human
health”, and, finally, Arch. Gad Gilaldi who exposed: “Architecture
lighting design as a new profession”.
The day’s activities
started with an introductory speech from Arch. Marcos Mazari, who is
responsible for the continuous education department of the school of
Architecture. He recognized the effort and work of the Certificate’s
coordinators: Arch. Marta Campos (general coordinator) and Arch.
Gustavo Avilés (academic coordinator), as well as Arch. Sergio Anaya
and Enrique Quintero, coordinators responsible for the program.
The ceremony’s special guest, Arch. Gad Giladi, who days before had
expressed the need for a statutory frame to accomplish a clearer
recognition of the profession, spoke of the advantages of having a
university program that focuses on Architectonic lighting, with the
goal of educating professionals capable of coping with the problems
that this multidisciplinary field encounters on a daily basis.
Finally, once the diplomas were given out to the course’s participants
and sponsors, the students, who had been divided into six teams,
exposed their final projects created during the practical section of
the course. The facilities of the school of Architecture were used for
this purpose. The students were free to choose the themes they
preferred. The only restriction was to adapt their work to the
availability of the equipment provided by the sponsors.
For one night, the courtyards and corridors, halls, lobbies and
cafeteria of the school served as the stages for these projects. When
lighting these spaces in ways different to those to which we are
accustomed, the constructive ability that lights possesses is obvious.
When handling light and space in this way a complex discipline emerges.
This academic program allows students to grow in a new career while
incorporating new advancements in the professional field into their
academic
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