Configuring Light/Staging the Social

Day 1 of the Social Lightscapes CDMX workshop.

Applications are now open for our Bangkok social research lighting workshop 12-15 January. Please read the flyer for further details of the application process.

CALL for APPLICATIONS (open to lighting and urban professionals of India, South and South East Asia): "Social Lighting and urban design workshop", Bangkok, 12-15 January 2024
Configuring Light is really pleased to share this amazing opportunity.
Apply! We are looking forward to seeing you all in Bangkok!
With LSE Sociology , King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi LRIC - Lighting Research and Innovation Centre +D +D LUCI Association Fund LSE

Lights are now on at our ENLIGHTENme installation in Piazza Lambrakis, Bologna. This is the product of a year's work of social research and co-design with the residents in Savena who turned out in great numbers for switch on 6 June. This year-long lighting intervention will be the focus of ongoing research. The lights can be dimmed and colour tuned from a phone app - watch this space! The lights go on in our two other cities, Tartu and Amsterdam in September. For information, check out our website https://www.configuringlight.org/klin_portfolio/enlightenme-horizon-2020/ and also https://www.enlightenme-project.eu/

To find out about Configuring Light's social research work on Brandon 3 estate in Southwark, and beautiful lights designed by Elettra Bordonaro for Light Follows Behaviour have a look at our film by the fantastic director James Rattee

Lighting is harming London's housing estates – how can we fix it? Compare the moody atmosphere of a well-lit heritage district with the bright flood-lighting of a council estate: light codes the city, telling a story of une...

Photos from our recent night walk on Brandon 3 estate with residents and Southwark Council Stephanie Cyran Cabinet Member for Council Homes and Homelessness and Alice MacDonald Cabinet Member for Equalities, Neighbourhoods and Leisure. If you happen to be in Southwark, check out the new lights in Grimsel Path designed by Elettra Bordonaro Light Follows Behaviour with social research from team.

To find out more about our work on Brandon 3, you can watch this film by James Rattee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQMtoFSnAI4

Really exciting webinar last week - Saving the Night, on London and light, with special thanks to Mark Major and Alex Lifshutz. It's not about turning off lights, but making better nights. Over 260 people joined in - lighting has clearly gone much higher up the urban agenda.

A recording of the webinar is now available at https://vimeo.com/430701141

Do have a listen!

Saving the Night webinar As part of the London Festival of Architecture, Saving the Night - rebalancing of light and darkness. The webinar focuses on issues around public lighting in London…