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Alingsås Workshop 2012

September 23 Alingsås, Sweden

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Lights in Alingsås

It all starts with a practical lighting workshop one week before the event opens for the public. This is when experienced lighting designers from all over the world gather in Alingsås. In advance, each of them has chosen a public place in the city and their mission is to create well lit outdoor environments. They do this together with 60 international students of lighting design and architecture. Throughout the years, they have illuminated everything from parks to ponds, skate arenas to sport halls, cemeteries to churches, houses and yards: a wide variety of typical urban spaces.

The workshop week is an important part of the students’ education since they get to work on a full-scale real project with experienced lighting professionals as their mentors. Student electricians from the local technical collage also take part in the workshop, helping the workshop students with the technical part of the workshop.

The workshop heads during Lights in Alingsås 2012 were: 

Arto Heiskanen, Finland

Arto graduated as a lighting designer from Tampere Polytechnic, School of Art and media – BA program in media – Lighting Design in 2003.

In 2000 he joined Valoa where he works on a wide range of projects. Work experience consists of outdoor and indoor lighting. During his time at Valoa, Arto has worked on projects as the project manager, lighting designer and technical lighting designer. In 2001 he participated in the Alingsås workshop as a student.

 

Brendan Keely, UK

Brendan comes from Manchester in the UK. Since 2003 he has been working as a lighting designer for the English architects BDP. He is a member of Proffessional Lighting Designers' Association (PLDA) and is also representative of the Society of Light, where he organizes and leads seminars for members, as well as advanced courses in the region. Brendan works to seamlessly integrate art and science of natural and artificial lighting with architecture through sustainable design.

Denise Fong, USA

Denise is a principal and lighting design practice leader for Candela. She has more than 25 years of experience in specialized lighting design for both public and private clients. Recognized by her professional peers with numerous design achievement awards, she is highly skilled in assisting and developing high-quality, energy efficient lighting systems for interior and exterior projects. She is a national leader in sustainable urban design initiatives. Denise believes that sustainable lighting design supports the users’ visual needs and at the same time is mindful of the use of raw materials and energy use without sacrificing the surprise and joy that lighting can add to an environment to make it sustainable in a holistic way. Keeping abreast of rapidly changing technologies, she focuses on innovations in lighting systems. Denise is the author of numerous articles for national publications on the topic of green design and building for a sustainable future and speaks frequently on this subject.

 

Graham Festenstein, UK

Graham studied Performance Arts in London before starting his career as a lighting designer for theatre, concerts and events. He has worked in London and across the UK as well as touring extensively in North America and Australia.

In 1997 Graham began working as a senior designer for a major London lighting design consultancy where he gained experience in a wide variety of architectural projects, from new build, through to public art works and heritage buildings. He was the project lighting designer for many projects ranging from major new museums through to urban regeneration schemes, including several award winning projects. In 2001 he started his own practice as an independent lighting designer.

Graham's practice has worked on a diverse range of schemes including lighting strategies / masterplans for the historic cities of Liverpool and Chester; numerous public realm schemes across the UK and a scheme for a new bridge across the river Lagan in the centre of Belfast. He has also worked on residential schemes along with independent retail and schemes for museums and exhibitions including a current scheme for the Historic Royal Palaces.

As well as his design consultancy Graham is actively involved with his professional association and regularly contributes to professional journals, seminars, workshops, and conferences. He sits on the editorial board of the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP's) Lighting Journal and worked with PLDA / ILP on their Campaign Lighting for Social Identity – promoting better lighting for social housing in the UK. He lectures on Lighting Strategies for the ILP's Exterior Lighting Diploma.

Maurice Asso, Lebanon

In 2001 Maurice established the design practice Hilights which has been involved in many prestigious projects in a variety of fields ranging from private residencies, commercial buildings, showrooms and villas to landscapes, public spaces, facade lighting, heritage buildings, religious establishments and aquatic environments.

In all scenarios Hilights succeeded in placing a distinctive touch that outlined the specific approach to its designs and interpretations. The staff comprises accomplished architects, interior designers and engineers who all contribute to the artistry of Hilights, supported by three members in the management team.

Hilights constantly invests in its personnel in the form of training programmes to keep track of the latest innovations and trends in the western world as well as of the research and knowledge base of the oriental world.

Melanie Rosenthal, Meike Gössling, Germany

 

Meike Gössling

Since joining Lichtvision in 2006, Meike Gössling has worked on various projects, such as museums, commercial and public buildings, often with an international background. Understanding and developing the relation of natural light and choice of material, as well as their impact on design, is a key element of her work. Meike trained as an architect and lighting designer in Germany, UK and the US and is a member of Professional Lighting Designers’ Association, PLDA. Her new challenge is the establishment of a local office for Lichtvision in Hong Kong.

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Melanie Rosenthal

After graduating from the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Germany, Melanie joined Speirs + Major Associates in Edinburgh in 2004 as a lighting architect. After five years she moved back to Berlin, Germany where she gained further national and international experience working as a lighting designer for L-Plan Lichtplanung and Arup Lighting Berlin. In 2010 she joined Lichtvision and where she is taking care of international projects as well as extending her interest in daylighting design. Melanie is a member of the Professional Lighting Designers' Association, of the Berlin Chamber of Architects and of the British Architects Registration Board.