Category: academic
The social study of urban lighting for architects and urban designers – RIVA publication
- By Don Slater
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
- By Don Slater
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 […]
Masterplanning the lighting of Derby: a study in urban design
A study by Configuring Light, in association with Speirs+Major, of masterplanning lighting in Derby. Configuring Light was able to pilot social research into lighting methodologies, while conducting ethnographic research into […]