The social study of urban lighting for architects and urban designers – RIVA publication
A contribution to a collection of articles designed to introduce architects and designers to evidence-based urban lighting, this chapter includes an overview of Configuring Light’s approach and methodology for social […]
Making space for ‘the social’ in the material culture of light
Lighting is increasingly recognized as a significant social intervention by both lighting professionals and academic social scientists. However, what counts as ‘the social’ is diverse and contested, with consequences for […]
Human-centred lighting? Or lighting for diverse and unequal people
Slater, D. R. (2020) Against human-centred lighting. Lightecture 35. Special issue edited by Mark Major: The Urban Nightscape. ‘Human-centred lighting’ sounds good – we should light for people rather than cars, […]
Don Slater to speak at Professional Lighting Design Convention
Don Slater & Configuring light are excited to announce thier contribution to PLDC 2018 in Singapore on 26. October on the topic “Social lighting and smart lighting: can they connect?” […]
New Publication in Science Museum Group Journal’s Special Issue
We are pleased to announce the publication of a piece by Jo Entwistle and Don Slater: ‘Light as material/lighting as practice: urban lighting and energy’ in the Science Museum Group […]
Phase 1 of Pathways to Smart lighting: Launched!
How do we define a city and its lighting as ‘smart’? The survey which forms phase one of our research collaboration with Luci (Lighting Urban Community International)- has been launched! […]