Final press release on PLDC 2019 in Rotterdam/NL.
Summary of the results of the pre-convention meeting for lighting designers’ associations
Summary of the results of the pre-convention meeting for Educators and Researchers
Press release – Report on PLDC 2019 in Rotterdam/NL.
PLDC has developed over the past editions of the event. This is also due to the feedback we receive from attendees, sponsors and partners. For PLDC 2019, we have again come up with a series of questions which we would kindly ask you to answer. Of course all feedback will be treated as confidential! Thank you for attending PLDC in Rotterdam.
26.09.2019
We are happy to announce that the City of Presteigne has accepted to be a Partner City of PLDC 2019.
“Architectural lighting design has evolved and particularly in the last two decades, is now a credible career choice. But as practitioners, we continue to lack the recognition we need to be counted as a separate, respected profession. Education is key and so is continuing professional development – the ongoing learning and updates we need to remain relevant to our clients. Light Bureau and ÅF Lighting are committed to lifelong learning and to gaining recognition of the professional lighting designer.”
13.09.2019
We are happy to announce that the City of Malmö has accepted to be a Partner City of PLDC 2019.
Dr. Ute Besenecker is a design researcher and educator focusing on the impact of lighting on human perception, behaviour and well-being in spatial environments.
The opening will be held on Wednesday, 23. October, 20.00 – 23.00 at the Hulstkamp Building.
22. – 23. October, 2019
Pre-convention meeting
Get smart training session
22. – 23. October, 2019
Pre-convention meeting
Get smart training session
Press release – End of online registration on 18. October, 2019.
Get Smart pre-convention training session
22. October, 14.00 – 21.30
23. October, 11.00 – 16.30
25. October, 2019
10:15
RASA: Rotterdam Academy of City Astronauts creating awareness on the Dark City through Nightlabs
Experience Room
Visitors will learn the guiding principles of the Golden Ratio and it’s relationship with architecture and the natural world.
Pre-convention meeting
“Elements: light & water” will take place on 23. October, 2019, 9.00 – 15.00, at the Inntel Hotel Rotterdam Centre. The workshop is fully booked.
17.07.2019
We are happy to announce that Iluminet accepted to be an Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
16.07.2019
We are happy to announce that the City of Stockholm has accepted to be a Partner City of PLDC 2019.
Marc Engenhart is based in Stuttgart/DE. He teaches design as a visiting professor, provides design consultancy services and regularly publishes articles on artificial intelligence, design research, and the contemporary reception of experience, socio-cultural development and urban quality through music.
Press release – End of early registration phase on 31. May, 2019.
03.05.2019
We are happy to announce that smartLIGHTING accepted to be an Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
Thought-provoking, amusing and definitely food for thought, Joachim Ritter shares his thoughts on AI in lighting design, how much we can benefit and how much human factor is nevertheless required.
On the occasion of the LiTG Partner Event “Zukunftskonferenz Licht”, PLDC will be exhibiting the results of the 2017 Design Competition on “The future of urban lighting” in Hamburg.
Experience Room
Sitting back in a comfortable chair and relaxing with impressions of light and nature around you after a busy day at PLDC. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?
PLDC 2019 pre-convention training sessions for municipalities and all involved in the planning and design of lighting in the urban realm
PLDC 2019 pre-convention meeting for educators and researchers to discuss key topics of relevance in today’s Lighting Design education landscape
08.03.2019
iGuzzini continues their support of PLDC in Rotterdam
11.05.2018
We are happy to announce that Expo Lighting America has accepted to be a Partner Event of PLDC 2019.
The Perfect Light Experience will be screened at PLDC 2019.
04.03.2019
We are proud to announce that GHM & Eclatec have joined PLDC 2019 as a Silver Sponsor.
22.02.2019
We are happy to announce that the University of Applied Sciences and Arts OWL has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
Inspiring topics and presentations at Round III of The Challenge 18/19 in Berlin.
24. October, 2019
16:45
Daylight as a tangible determinant of architectural design
29.01.2019
We are happy to announce that Lyskultur has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
Room Mate Bruno is located opposite the nhow, inside the Pakhuismeesteren, a former tea warehouse of the Dutch East India Company.
18.01.2019
We are happy to announce that the Danube University Krems has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
18.01.2019
We are happy to announce that Aarhus University has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
17.01.2019
We are happy to announce that Valosto has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
19.12.2018
We are happy to announce that the UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (IEDE) has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
The PLD Recognition Award in the category Lifetime Achievement recognises a person whose activities and efforts have been instrumental in helping bring the profession of Architectural Lighting Design to its current standing.
Which of our Lifetime Award winners below has influenced you the most?
Who would deserve an award in 2019 in your opinion?
Share your stories in the comments section below or on our Facebook page!
PLDC 2017
Kaoru Mende
PLDC 2015
Motoko Ishii
PLDC 2013
Christopher Cuttle
PLDC 2011
Dr. Jonathan Speirs
PLDC 2009
William Lam
PLDC 2007
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Kramer
When the year grows old, it is time to reminisce: Are you new to PLDC or do you remember the “old days”?
We have selected a couple of pictures from previous editions – can you guess which PLDC year they were taken in?
Comment below or share your own pictures on Facebook!
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Are you planning to attend PLDC 2019 in Rotterdam? We offer a special present to one lucky person today: One free ticket to an excursion of their choice!
To be part of the draw, send an e-mail with the subject line “Advent Calendar Excursion” and your full name to Marijke Steinkuhl at msteinkuhl@via-internet.com by 14. December, 2018, 24.00 (CET). The winner will be notified by e-mail on Monday, 17. December, 2018.
PLDC excursions will take attendees to famous architectural buildings and lighting design projects in Rotterdam. The excursions will be accompanied by professional guides, providing in-depth insight into the design process, history, and use of the space. For PLDC 2019, the available excursions will published in spring next year!
When the year grows old, it is time to reminisce: Are you new to PLDC or do you remember the “old days”?
We have selected a couple of pictures from previous editions – can you guess which PLDC year they were taken in?
Comment below or share your own pictures on Facebook!
Picture 1
Picture 2
Can you guess the answer to our Advent puzzle today? Share your guess with us in the comment section below or on Facebook!
This is the last riddle in our PLDC Advent Calendar 2018 – if you know the answer, post a comment below or share your guess on Facebook!
If you attended a PLDC Conference in the past, you will have received one or more of our give-away presents included in our delegates bag.
What was your favorite give-away? Or, if you didn’t attend yet, what would you suggest for future PLDCs? Send your answers to these questions in an e-mail with the subject line “Advent Calendar Give-Away” and your full name to Kristina Lutscher at klutscher@via-internet.com by 19. December, 2018, 24.00 (CET) or post your favorite give-away so far in the comments section below.
Out of all submissions, one person will win a goodie bag containing items from PLDC 2007 – 2018!
We will notify the winner the next day.
In 2013, we started the tradition of choosing a new PLDC Soundtrack for each Convention. We prepared a playlist for you of all songs up until now!
Which one do you like best?
On 6. December, Saint Nicholas brings special treats to those who put out their boot the evening before – but even if you forgot or don’t have this tradition in your country, we prepared a present for you:
You can win one free ticket to PLDC After Show Party on 26. October, 2019 in Rotterdam!
Simply send an e-mail with the subject line “Advent Calendar Party” and your full name to Kristina Lutscher at klutscher@via-internet.com by 6. December, 2018, 24.00 (CET).
We will notify the winner the next day.
When the year grows old, it is time to reminisce: Are you new to PLDC or do you remember the “old days”?
We have selected a couple of pictures from previous editions – can you guess which PLDC year they were taken in?
Comment below or share your own pictures on Facebook!
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Picture 2
by Joachim Ritter
The market and structures are changing. To be successful in future manufacturers need to change, and designers need to change. That is difficult? You don’t want to change? Why should you?
Writer Spencer Johnson has an artful way of introducing his readers to how to cope positively with change. He has created a story to help people understand why change is necessary to be able to survive…
The story involves four characters who live in a maze: the mice Scurry and Sniff, and two ‘little people’, Hem and Haw. All is going well because they have found a huge source of their favourite food, cheese. Hem and Haw have even moved their houses to be near it and it has become the centre of their lives. But they do not notice that it is getting smaller, and are devastated when they arrive at the site one morning and find the cheese is gone.
This is where the story splits in two. Scurry and Sniff quickly accept the loss of the cheese and go off into the maze in search of other sources. The little people, because they have built their lives around the big cheese, feel they are the victim of some kind of fraud or theft. Yet this only makes things worse, as their clinging on ensures that they go hungry. Meanwhile, the mice move on and find new cheese.
This is where the story splits in two. Scurry and Sniff quickly accept the loss of the cheese and go off into the maze in search of other sources. The little people, because they have built their lives around the big cheese, feel they are the victim of some kind of fraud or theft. Yet this only makes things worse, as their clinging on ensures that they go hungry. Meanwhile, the mice move on and find new cheese.
The fable captures very well the moment after we have lost a job or a relationship and we believe it is the end of the world. All the good things were part of the previous situation, and all the future holds is fear. Johnson’s message is: instead of seeing change as the end of something, we must learn to see it as a beginning. We have all been told this, but sometimes motivation is lacking. To make himself accept reality, Haw writes this on the wall of the maze: “If you do not change, you can become extinct.”
For life not to be wasted, it demands a level of risk and adventure. If you are willing to live this way, change loses its horror. In fact, a person opting to advance in life purposely creates change, because the world is not currently how they would like it. What Hem and Haw discover is that breaking through your fears sets you free. Those who continually seek security, ironically, are wrecked by the possibility that they may lose it.
While the book addresses the fact of change in all aspects of our lives, given how many offices it circulates in it would be fair to say that its main message relates to work. Most employees are employees because they prefer the security of a set wage under the apparent protection of large enterprise. For others, the chief benefit may be that for most of the day they do not have to really think; they ‘complete tasks’. But such dependence restricts personal growth, in the same way that mediaeval serfs, while given a roof over their heads on the estate, often never strayed more than a few miles beyond it, and could never expect to be truly independent people.
Who Moved My Cheese, a book by Spencer Johnson, has been sold more than 2.8 million times all over the world and translated into many languages. A wonderful present for Christmas for anyone who is afraid of the future…
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Today, we offer a special treat to one lucky person who is planning to attend PLDC 2019 in Rotterdam: One free ticket to an excursion of their choice!
To enter the competition, send an e-mail with the subject line “Advent Calendar Excursion” and your full name to Marijke Steinkuhl at msteinkuhl@via-internet.com by 2. December, 2018, 24.00 (CET). The winner will be notified by e-mail the following day.
PLDC excursions will take attendees to famous architectural buildings and lighting design projects in Rotterdam. The excursions will be accompanied by professional guides, providing in-depth insight into the design process, history, and use of the space. For PLDC 2019, the available excursions will published in spring next year!
Keynote speakers are an important part of the PLDC programme, offering many inspirational impulses.
Share your memories and comment below.
How many keynote speeches did you attend?
Who was your favourite speaker?
What keynote address influenced your work the most?
Review of PLDC 2018 in Singapore – by Joachim Ritter
Biggest gathering of the lighting design community in Asia to date.
Never before in Asia has a convention brought together nearly 800 attendees to discuss and develop the profession within the lighting design community. The Professional Lighting Design Convention, PLDC 2018 in Singapore clearly showed that the lighting culture in Asia is extremely profound, highly valuable and very unique. This was the first time that VIA-Verlag held PLDC outside Europe, and it gave the attendees the confidence to feel that professional lighting design in architecture is developing as fast in Asia as in the rest of the world.
As usual, PLDC kicked off with pre-convention meetings, albeit on a smaller scale but highly international. The meeting for educators and researchers comprised at least twelve different nationalities, all keen to move lighting education and research forward through enhanced cooperation and partnerships at lecturer and student level. The meeting also introduced the Light and Lighting Research Consortium (LLRC), a website due to be launched shortly (www. LLRC.edu.eu) and designed to create, promote and encourage interdisciplinary research in the field of light and lighting that can be directly applied by architects and lighting practitioners in their daily practice.
The Cities’ Forum was also a very high-level meeting. Following a keynote speech given by Mark Burton-Page, General Director of the LUCI (Lighting Urban Community Association), attendees learnt about the “Big Data Analytics Software for Urban Lighting” research project carried out by the City of St. Petersburg together with ITMO University. Dr. Andrey Bondarchuk, Chairman of the Power and Engineering Maintenance Committee, Government of St. Petersburg (TBC) and Dr. Natalia Bystryantseva from ITMO University were present to explain and answer questions.
Although this was the first time that PLDC had been staged outside Europe, the atmosphere was comparable to former editions – with an added layer of excitement and appreciation. Around two-thirds of the surprisingly high number of attendees (almost 800 in all) were from Asian countries, the rest from Europe and even North and South America.
The overall layout of the convention comprised a central networking area with the stand spaces of the sponsoring partners plus catering stations, with the conference rooms directly connected. Of course, we were accommodated in an extremely well-known location, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, which is iconic to say the least, but everyone present was focussed on the PLDC activities which ran from morning to evening and beyond.
The conference papers were well attended. The keynote speakers that headed the morning and afternoon sessions on both conference days left some attendees open-mouthed or even dazed. On the second day, award-winning German-born, Japanese architect Satoshi Teshima, who currently lives in the USA, gave a charming presentation of how he grew up and became interested in architecture, explaining then in more detail how he develops planning strategies today to create the authentic design solutions required for the wide range of projects he realises. In the afternoon, keynote speaker Sven Martin from Pixomondo Studios literally brought dragons into play, astounding the audience by explaining the importance of lighting design in his creative work. By integrating layers of light, Pixomondo creates the right light to conjure up the images of architecture, atmospheres and feelings that are a key part of the storytelling.
All papers were well received and gave rise to discussion. Professional practice topics addressed topics such as digital place-making and digital environments, human-focussed and science-based design, and intuitive design. Speakers addressing the topic of Experiential Environments shared their realised projects, which included hotels, high-end retail spaces, places of worship and the challenges of mixed-use developments.
Tobias Olsson from ÅF Lighting in Sweden described a car park in Lonköping/SE, combining transparent solar cells, daylight and electric light – all fitting in with the sustainable concept for the car-free housing area in the town.
Linus Lopez from Lirio Lopez Lighting Design Consultants in India gave an outstanding presentation on the context of place, time, application, philosophy and motivation in lighting design, underlining the role of the human being and addressing changing human behaviour over time.
Greta Smetoniute and Matt Waugh from Michael Grubb Studio managed to shock the audience with their observations and analysis of the manufacture, transport and waste disposal connected with even the simplest spotlight. The paper was considered to be merely the starting point to encourage serious change in the anti-environmental policies currently accepted as the norm.
Juan Ferrari from Hoare Lea gave his realistic view of the state of lighting design and how lighting designers – or rather experience designers – today need to face the challenges by gathering knowledge, collecting ideas and being able to integrate lighting into spaces to create design experiences. It was a relief, as well as motivating, to hear how this is possible thanks to the limitless number of tools designers have at their disposal.
The general feeling that held sway at PLDC in Singapore was one of determination and confidence that the necessary changes can be made. Lighting designers are not what they were five years ago! The scope of work has changed with the technology that is now available. But it is still the creative designer that needs to maintain control. With increasingly more lighting-related research outputs available, we have the chance to get it right. And if we are going to change anything, it had better be a smart move, otherwise it is not worth it.
11.07.2018
We are happy to announce that the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
06.07.2018
We are happy to announce that the Department of Architecture, Design and Media at Aalborg University has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
27.06.2018
We are happy to announce that the Moscow Institute of Architecture has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
27.06.2018
We are happy to announce that Light & Design has accepted to be a Partner Event of PLDC 2019.
27.06.2018
We are happy to announce that the IES of Australia and New Zealand has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
26.06.2018
We are happy to announce that the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
26.06.2018
We are happy to announce that the City of Jyväskylä has accepted to be a Partner City of PLDC 2019.
05.06.2018
We are happy to announce that Lux-n-Lum has accepted to be an Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
29.05.2018
We are happy to announce that the Laboratorio LUCE at the department of Design of the Politecnico di Milano, Italy has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
17.05.2018
We are happy to announce that EdisonReport has accepted to be an Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
28.03.2018
PLDC 2019 will be held in Rotterdam/NL!
14.05.2018
We are happy to announce that VNISI has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
14.05.2018
We are happy to announce that APIL has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
08.05.2018
We are happy to announce that the Higher School of Lighting Design at ITMO University has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
07.05.2018
We are happy to announce that The Lighting Design School (LiDS) has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
20.04.2018
We are happy to announce that The University of Applied Sciences Wismar has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
10.04.2018
We are happy to announce that the Lighting Institute has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
12.04.2018
We are happy to announce that the University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
11.04.2018
We are happy to announce that the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
11.04.2018
We are happy to announce that the Bulgarian National Committee on Illumination (BNCI) has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
09.04.2018
We are happy to announce that DIAL has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
28.03.2018
We are happy to announce that Balkan Light 2018 has accepted to be a Partner Event of PLDC 2019.
28.03.2018
We are happy to announce that The University of Idaho has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
22.03.2018
We are happy to announce that the Institution of Lighting Professionals has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
16.03.2018
We are happy to announce that ILA have accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
15.03.2018
We are happy to announce that Technische Universität Berlin has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
15.03.2018
We are happy to announce that lighting.eu has accepted to be a Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
14.03.2018
We are happy to announce that the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has accepted to be a Partner Institute of PLDC 2019.
12.03.2018
We are happy to announce that Parsons The New School For Design has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
04.03.2018
We are happy to announce that King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
06.03.2018
We are happy to announce that The University of South Wales has accepted to be a Partner University of PLDC 2019.
03.02.2018
We are happy to announce that the SLG has accepted to be a Partner Association of PLDC 2019.
01.03.2018
We are happy to announce that A1 Lighting Magazine has accepted to be an Online Media Partner of PLDC 2019.
Based on the evaluation points awarded by the Paper Reviewing Committee, the Steering Committee of PLDC selected the final papers for presentation.
Moderated Discussions during the lunch breaks on some of the main topics of the conference will put further emphasis on current developments in the lighting market.
Since the first PLDC in 2007, the globally recognised event has grown and developed with regard to the content and activities offered.
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PLDC strategy up to and including 2021.
