LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE OF LIGHT

摘要

The United Nations, no less, has predicted that by 2050 two-thirds of the world's population will live in urban areas, from more than half (55%) at the moment [1]. For lighting professionals, this means the need to create a new language of light within newurban spaces is greaterthan ever. We live in a world of global cultures, of great diversity and developing new local communities. But the creation of leisure spaces accessible for everyone within society can provide an extension to everyday life; an effective language of light means that, in the hours of darkness, co-ordinated urban design can positively influence people's lives. Lighting within urban spaces therefore must enable and encourage social interac- tion for the ever-changing needs and expectations of that space's community. During the hours of darkness, lighting can create - and needs to be creating - increasingly accessible spaces where people can meet, enjoy and congregate.