🔒 Words to Design Light and Protect the Night - Paulina Villalobos | Lighting for the Night Sky

Subscriber-only episodePaulina hails from the Atacama Desert in Chile–the driest, brightest, and<br/>starriest place on Earth.  She is an Architect of the University of Chile.  Master of Architectural Lighting Design, Technological University of Wismar, Germany. Lighting<br/>Designer, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, Sweden and Expert in<br/>Urban Connectivity, by United Nation Centre of Regional Development,<br/>Nagoya, Japan.<br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>In 2012 Paulina founded Noche Zero, an initiative to change the paradigm for<br/>urban lighting planning, promoting the importance of lighting design and<br/>incorporating ecology, human health, and light pollution control. Noche<br/>Zero received the IDA Dark Sky Defender Award in 2012 (USA) and was<br/>nominated for the Award at large in PLDC Copenhagen. In 2018 received<br/>the national award for innovation “Dora Riedel” given for the first time by<br/>the Chilean Architectural National Association. Also her designs has<br/>received twice the design innovation award Avonni.<br/><br/>She is currently a lighting design professor for post-graduate programs,<br/>and is recognized as an enthusiastic speaker. She has spoken at many<br/>conferences, classes, and seminars worldwide, such as the opening<br/>session for the Light+Building Guangzhou. Additionally, Paulina is the<br/>editor of the lighting chapter for the guide of sustainable public spaces for<br/>Chile (Chilean Chamber of Construction, Ministry of Urban Planning), a<br/>consultant for the new regulation of interior lighting in Chile, and current<br/>consultant for regulatory review of outdoor lighting in Chile (Ministry of<br/>Energy). As a team member of Tanteidan (Japan) made urban lighting<br/>workshop for the 2030 Lighting Master Plan for Shenzhen.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Learn more about our community by visiting www.vld.community<br/><br/>Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.<br/><br/>If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more like this, please signup, subscribe and would appreciate a 5-star review! <br/>Acknowledging our Premium Supporters: Aero Hospitality Lighting Creative Lighting Asia ERCO Signify Lighting Academy