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Words to Design Light and Protect the Night - Paulina Villalobos | Lighting for the Night Sky
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Exclusive access to premium content!Paulina hails from the Atacama Desert in Chile–the driest, brightest, and
starriest place on Earth. She is an Architect of the University of Chile. Master of Architectural Lighting Design, Technological University of Wismar, Germany. Lighting
Designer, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden and Expert in
Urban Connectivity, by United Nation Centre of Regional Development,
Nagoya, Japan.
In 2005 she founded DIAV, an Architectural Lighting Design practice based in Santiago, Chile, and developed Conceptual Design for Singapore for Otto Lighting Solutions. Her lighting design work has been awarded in Europe, Asia, and America.
In 2012 Paulina founded Noche Zero, an initiative to change the paradigm for
urban lighting planning, promoting the importance of lighting design and
incorporating ecology, human health, and light pollution control. Noche
Zero received the IDA Dark Sky Defender Award in 2012 (USA) and was
nominated for the Award at large in PLDC Copenhagen. In 2018 received
the national award for innovation “Dora Riedel” given for the first time by
the Chilean Architectural National Association. Also her designs has
received twice the design innovation award Avonni.
She is currently a lighting design professor for post-graduate programs,
and is recognized as an enthusiastic speaker. She has spoken at many
conferences, classes, and seminars worldwide, such as the opening
session for the Light+Building Guangzhou. Additionally, Paulina is the
editor of the lighting chapter for the guide of sustainable public spaces for
Chile (Chilean Chamber of Construction, Ministry of Urban Planning), a
consultant for the new regulation of interior lighting in Chile, and current
consultant for regulatory review of outdoor lighting in Chile (Ministry of
Energy). As a team member of Tanteidan (Japan) made urban lighting
workshop for the 2030 Lighting Master Plan for Shenzhen.
Paulina's passion for light and darkness has led her to work with different initiatives such as 4ma, International Dark Sky Association, Noche Zero and others. Here she shows us her activist side, where Paulina discusses why she thinks good lighting design and protecting the night sky can go hand-in-hand. Most importantly, in this presentation, she shares with us some new words to bridge the gap in really understanding lighting concepts and how they relate to light and darkness.
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