Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum 2019 in Shenzhen “Shenzhen Nightscape 2030” The modern metropolis of Shenzhen, China has shown a striking amount of development and is the focus of attention around the world in the field of design and lighting technology. From the phenomenal speed of skyscraper construction to a cashless lifestyle to almost 100% attainment of electric buses and taxis, this is Shenzhen. In the field of lighting, so-called media facades of LEDs showcase nightscapes to defy imagination and seem unstoppable. What does the future hold for the nightscape of Shenzhen? The 15th annual TNT Forum aimed to create a platform to discuss the nightscape of this enthusiastic and frenzied city 10 years down the road in 2030. Participation from local students and residents exceeded expectations and through their proactive efforts proposals concerning the future of various Shenzhen nightscapes were discussed. Event Outline ■ Date: 2019 May 16th（THU）〜May 19th (SAT） ■ Organizer: Lighting Detectives ■ Co-organizer: China Academy of Urban Planning & Design Shenzhen Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Shenzhen ■ Cooperated with: China Illuminating Engineering Society (CIES) Shenzhen Illuminating Engineering Society (SZIES) International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) Great China ■ Sponsors: Shenzhen Goldlamp Lighting Engineering Co., Ltd Shenzhen Minkave Technology Co., Ltd. Leyard Lighting Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Golden Lighting Teconology Co., Ltd. iGuziini Trading Co., Ltd Aero Light Co., Ltd. VF/A++ogjtomg Scoemce & Tecjmp;pgu Co., Ltd. Roled Opto Electoronics (China) Co., Ltd. VAS Lighting Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Yajiang…

14th Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum in Santiago, Chile 2018/10/17 Noriko Higashi Taken at the venue for talk event, National Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago The 14th Annual Transnational Lighting Detective Forum was a 2-day event held on October 18th and 19th in Santiago, Chile. As the first forum to be held in South America, the event was well attended by the general public, with professional lighting designers and architects, instead of the usual student population, making up the central body. The forum kicked off with a relay-style talk session by the core members, focusing on the forum theme, “Hero and Villains of Light in your City,” at the Chile National Museum of Fine Arts. The forum wrapped up with proposals to improve the lighting environment of Santiago at the University of Chile. Day 1：Oct. 18th（THU） ■Relay Talk “Hero and Villain of My City”@ Museum of Contemporary Art Core members kicked off with a talk session focused on the forum theme, “Hero and Villains of Light in your City,” reporting on the state of New York City, Beijing, Hamburg, Stockholm, Belgrade, Singapore, and Bangkok. Each presenter had only seven minutes to describe the challenges and successes facing each city. ■Night Walk Participants were divided into groups and walked around the five distinctive areas in Santiago to look for heroes and villains of light. Each group experienced difficulty finding heroes of light. ◇Team A：SANTA LUCIA Our group’s staring point for the survey…

13th Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum in Kyoto Kyoto, a city literally has a meaning of ‘capital city,’ used to serve as a capital of Japan for centuries. This gives no surprise that city is full of 1600 over historical temples and sublime gardens attracting a number of overseas tourists. 13th TNT forum was held in this beautiful and historic city with a theme, ‘Heritage’ with 10 lighting experts and students from Kyoto University of Art & Design, Kyoto University School of Architecture Housing and Environmental Design + Ishida Lab, Kyoto City University of Arts Environmental Design Lab and Kyoto Institute of Technology Sakata Lab. The forum discussed for a better and more ‘Kyoto’ like lighting environment. Contents Lighting Detectives Forum had following four contents. ① Talk Event The Forum has two talk events based on the Forum common theme “Heritage”. ・Presen-Night “Kyoto+Heritage of Light” ・Talk Event “Light of Historical City – Mexico City・ Belgrade・ Madrid・Kyoto-” ② Student Workshop Group discussion on Kyoto Nightscape. ③ Light Up Presentation & Critique ・Light up the four areas and give presentation on design concept by students ・Critique for the light up by Lighting Detectives members ④ Party Two parties were held to thank people to support the evnet. ・Welcome Party ・Farewell Party Presen-Night　 June 8 @ The Museum of Kyoto Annex Hall Theme: “Kyoto+Heritage of Light” The Museum of Kyoto Annex Hall Presenters: -Kyoto University of Art & Design -Kyoto University School of Architecture…

12th Annual TNT Forum：2015 / Mexico City 2015.11.19-21　 The world`s most populous city, Mexico City. A city with a long history and lots of charm, this was the venue for the 12th annual Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum, the largest forum in the books yet. Architecture students from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) were the center of the 3-day forum focusing on SENSING LIGHT – FEELING LIGHT. The Mexico City nightscape comes with many problems and we worked with local students to examine how local residents asses the nightscape and addressed ideas for improvements or upgrades. Presentation on Last day of the forum ■Day 1: Orientation The orientation was held at the Museo de Luce, a building over 400 years old. The workshop started by dividing into 6 teams of 10 participants and 2 TNT members. Museo Medicine Museo de Luz ■City Night Walk Asking question during Night walk The night walk focused on six distinct areas in Mexico City. 1. Plaza Santo Domingo, an area bustling with people during the day. 2. Temple Mayor Area, an area of Aztec ruins. 3. Madero Zocalo, a historical area popular with tourists. 4. Alameda Park, the oldest park in Mexico City is also a local oasis and place of relaxation. 5. Revolution, the area near the Monument to the Revolution. 6. Reforma, the central business district. These are places people seem to gather also at night, but also have visible problems…

2014.10.02-10.05　　　　　　　 The 11th Forum was held in Madrid, Spain. A city with very old history, however, the theme was〝NEW CITY_NEW PEOPLE_NEW”and we talked with Madrid residents about the city’s lighting now and in the future. Symposium Talk Show Pre-event – Talk Show A panel of 5 Lighting Detectives and 8 local Madrid artists, designers, and creators each gave a short 10 minute talk. Ｄａｙ１ Orientation Orientation began with the introduction of the Lighting Detectives and members, the purpose of city walks, and how city walks are conducted. Participants were then divided into 4 groups to discuss chosen survey areas. Students who did preliminary surveys of the areas explained theories on lighting heroes and villains and discussed the basic lighting environment. Initucion Libre de Ensenaza Orientation Night Walk After discussing possible problems in the 4 areas, the groups set off on their 3-hour city walks. Surprisingly, all groups had a difficult time finding lighting heroes. After discussing possible problems in the 4 areas, the groups set off on their 3-hour city walks. Surprisingly, all groups had a difficult time finding lighting heroes. Team 1: Triball Triball is an area which has mixed characteristic located in the city center of Madrid. There are streets with high brand stores and department stores as well as streets with many prostitutes standing. They are all happens in the same district. We could find variety of phenomenon here. Team 2:The Casa de Campo The Casa de…

September 20th-21st 2013 @ Xue Xue Institute Transnational Tanteidan Forum 2013 in Taipei http://www.xuexue.tw/tnt/ Theme: Taipei Nightscape and Lighting Identity Venue: Xue Xue Institute, Taipei, Taiwan Program: City Walk, Workshop, Exhibition, Pecha Kucha Night, Symposium Organized by: Lighting Detective　office@shomei-tanteidan.org Co-operated with Xue Xue Institute http://www.xuexue.tw/ Tainan Excursion Supported by Coretronic Fundation Schedule: September 1st, pre-workshop September 20th, Forum Day 1 September 21th, Forum Day 2 September 22th, Tainan Excursion September 1st, pre-workshop: workshop orientation and children`s workshop Pre-workshop: city walk Pre-workshop: measuring lux levels Pre-workshop: lighting hero and villians Pre-workshop with Mr. Mende Working on group panels Homework Review TNT members give advice during review. Presentation at Forum Presentation at Forum Panal Discussion during presentation TNT members at Taipei Forum 1. Pre-workshop Orientation　（5 groups ×9 people) ・Mr. Mende introduced the lighting detectives and how we conduct a city night survey. ・Each group decided which area they would like to talk about. ・Mr. Mende gave assignment to attendees to find their Hero & Villain of each location and make two panels; Panel 1: Introduce team members and survey area Panel 2: Evaluate their findings at survey area. . All members went to XinYi Area (Area 1) to see how we conduct a night survey. After a short introduction of the Lighting Detectives, Mr. Mende conducted a simple city walk orientation and explained the schedule up until the TNT Forum presentations. 45 participants were divided into 5 teams and each team decided…

Date: March 1st-3rd, 2012 Program: City Tour, City Survey, Workshop, Presentation, Symposium Venue: Bangkok Code, King Mongkut`s University of Technology Thnoburi The Theme for the 2012 TNT Forum was “Bangkok Lighting Identity” Participants worked in small groups at a workshop and city walk to gather information about Bangkok`s lighting environment and ended with an informal presentation at the forum. Other activities included a photo contests and symposium. The first half of the symposium featured six core members of TNT from Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, Belgrade, Stockholm, and Hamburg. Each speaker presented on the lighting identity of their home city. The second half featured group presentations from the Bangkok workshop and city walk.

Discussion at a rooftop cafe. City walk through Lucerne and pictueresque photos on Kapellbrucke Bridge. Core members enjoy Swiss food at the farewell party. View of the old town from the new city center. Kapell Bridge is one of the Europe`s oldest covered, wooded bridges. View of Pilatus Mt. from the train window. Chief Mende and other core member enjoy the bright mountain top. 2010.11.2-5 10th Anniversary of TNT The Transnational Lighting Detectives have reached the 10 year mark. Instead of a 2010 Forum, the core member convened to discuss and reaffirm the organizations role, concept, and vision. This discussion included how the TNT forum will be held in the future and possible formats. Eight core members, Alesandra Stratimirovic, Frederico Favero (Stockholm), Christof Fielstette, Ulrike Brandi (Hamburg), Lisbeth Skindbjerg Kristensen (Copenhagen), Kaoru Mende, Momoko Muraoka, Noriko Higashi (Tokyo), gathered in the beautiful lakeside town of Lucene, Switzerland. Who are we? Why do we meet? Our first item on the agenda was Who are the Transnational Lighting Detectives? and Why do we meet? All of the core members come from a variety of backgrounds, so it is important that there is a group consensus on these two points. Everyone is in agreement that we want to share our lighting cultures and experiences with each other, but what is the most important item concerning light is left up to debate. Vision, Mission, Goals The members also discussed a TNT roadmap for the…

Date: October 13-16, 2009 Program: Workshop, City Survey, Symposium Venue: Central Acadamy of Art, Gouzijian 8th Annual Transnational Tanteidan Forum Beijing 2009 Workshop: 2009.10.13-15 Central Academy of Art No.8, HuaJiaDi Nanjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing Forum: 2009.10.16 GuoZiJian (The Imperial College during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties) The 8th annual Transnational Forum was held in Beijing in October 2009, a year after Olympic hype! The theme for the workshop and forum: “Enjoy Eco Lighting.” TN Tanteidan Forum Under Reconstruction The Transnational Tanteidan Forum tour of core member cities ended in the autumn of 2008 with the Belgrade Forum and a new chapter in forum history began. A year before the start and in the midst of Olympic enthusiasm, the lighting detectives were searching for new and exciting ideas for the 2009 Beijing Forum. Guidelines for the Beijing Forum include: 1. Joint theme for workshop and forum 2. Workshop: a city walking tour in the form of “Lighting Heroes and Villains” 3. Forum: Instead of core member presentations a more improvisational discussion Core members from Japan and Europe were slightly concerned about irregular mishaps or events in China, but the new Beijing Chapter offered passionate and dedicated local support for a very productive workshop and forum. Workshop: Light and Shadow Search in Beijing WS Day 1: Out on the Streets of Beijing 87 students from Tokyo, Stockholm, and all over China gathered for a 2-day workshop. Under the joint workshop-forum theme,…

Date: September 19th, 2008 Program: City tour, Lecture, Workshop, City Survey, Exhibition, Symposium Venue: B.C. Usce 7th Annual Transnational Tanteidan Forum in Belgrade Once a year the Lighting Detectives hold their annual Transnational Tanteidan Forum, this year being the 7th year. Using the Lighting Detective network that has spread throughout the world, members from different countries wanted the opportunity to discuss different lighting cultures and so the first Forum was held in Tokyo in 2002. From there it was been hosted by Stockholm, Hamburg, New York City, Singapore, and Copenhagen. This year the forum was hosted by Belgrade, Serbia, the former capital of Yugoslavia. This is the hometown of Transnational Tanteidan core member and artist, Alexandria, currently living in Stockholm, who insisted on hosting this year’s form in the growing capital. The forum was held in conjunction with a local event “Belgrade of Light,” receiving extensive PR time from local TV stations, newspapers, and magazines. Searching for Heroes and Villains of Light! Regarded as a crash course to the Lighting Detective, “Searching for Heroes and Villains,” is an easy introduction to the activities of the Lighting Detectives. In conjunction with the 2008 forum we also held a Heroes and Villains Workshop, with about 50 students in attendance from Stockholm, Belgrade, and Tokyo. This activity is very simple. Groups of students go out into the city at night, look for examples of good lighting, heroes, and bad lighting, villains. Afterwards, the…

Date: December 4th, 2007 Program: City Tour, Exhibition, Symposium Venue: Royal Acadamy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen Transnational Tanteidan Forum 2007 in Copenhagen What started in Tokyo in 2002 is now in its 6th year, the Transnational Tanteidan Forum. Just as Christmas illuminations were springing up around the city, Copenhagen played host to the 2007 TNT Forum. Over the course of the three-day event, we held the main forum along with core member meetings, city walks, and excursions out of the city. The theme for this forum was “The Lighting of Public Spaces: PARKS, PLAZAS, and PROMENADES.” Up until now, we have disused many issues related to public lighting and as the final chapter is this series we tackled parks, plazas, and promenades. Seven cities presented along with Chief Mende from Tokyo, including: New York (Eleni Savvidou), Hamburg (Christof Fielstette, Christoph Geissmar-Brandi), Singapore (Reiko Kasai), Stockholm (Jan Ejhed), Belgrade (Aleksandra Stratimirovic), and our latest member from Brussels (Jean-Luc Capron). Dec. 4th 2 p.m. Waiting outside the auditorium, sunrays low over the horizon created long shadows from the building that fell at my feet. This is northern Europe in midwinter. Inside, guests from Copenhagen and the surrounding European countries gathered. Looks like another great turnout for this year’s forum; attendance totaling 200 guests. While starting to put together the Tokyo presentation, we had to ask ourselves, “Is there a park with a night view worth telling people about?”…

Date: November 23rd, 2006 Program: City Tour, Workshop, Exhibition, Symposium Venue: URA Center Transnational Tanteidan Forum 2006 in Singapore In 2002, the Transnational Tanteidan Forum started in Tokyo, moved to Europe and the US, and, now in its fifth year, the forum was held in the tropical island-city of Singapore. Once again chapter members gathered for the yearly event to get reacquainted and share lighting experiences. Façade Lighting The theme this year was façade lighting. The façade, said to be the face of architecture, is sensitive to light at night. Illuminations can add to a building’s charm and highlight it’s features, but can also leave a damaging expression. Architecture, the face of a city, creates a nightscape unique to each city and area. How façade lighting affects the nightscape of a city was the topic of this year’s forum. The night started with our top presenter, Singapore member, Ms. Toh Yah Li. Yah Li introduced the different areas of Singapore, focusing on the CBD district and the skyscrapers along the waterfront. The reflection of this group of skyscrapers in the bay is distinctive of the Singapore nightscape, but the light permeating from the windows of high-rise public housing is also a classic view of Singapore. Next on the program were Hamburg lighting designers, Mr. Christof Fielstette and Ms. Ulrike Brandi. The pair presented on the illumination of the city hall and other historical buildings with classic stone facades, but as…

Date: September 22nd, 2005 Program: City Tour, Symposium Venue: AIA Center for Architecture It was another beautiful autumn day in New York City for the 4th Annual Transnational Tanteidan Forum. It all started 4 years again in 2001 with the first forum held in Tokyo. The network of Transnational Lighting Detectives has since grown throughout the world and once a year the core members gather to stage, what has become, the annual TN forum. Presently, the core members consist of 11 members from 6 different countries. This year’s forum was presented by the New York Chapter and held at the Manhattan AIA Center for Architecture. Main Street Lighting This focus this year was again on public space, with the main theme: Main Street Lighting, a continuation from last year’s theme of Daily Transportation Facilities. Main Streets are a feature of most cities and the purpose of these surveys was to see how each core member’s city was illuminated. 200 plus architects, lighting professionals, and others gathered and passionately listened to the following 6 presentations. The first presentation from Jason Neches, New York Chapter, featured Manhattan’s 5th Avenue, Madison Avenue, and Times Square. The valley-like form of these streets from being enclosed by tall skyscrapers is the most recognizable characteristic, but light from signage and window displays on the lower portion of the buildings creates most of the scenery along the streets. Aleksandra Stratimirovic, from the Stockholm Chapter, repeatedly used beautiful…

Date: September, 2004 Program: City Tour, Symposium Venue: Freie Akademie der Kunste It was the beginnings of autumn in the beautiful port city of Hamburg, where the forum was held this year. The dome-shaped hall, Freie Akademie der Kunste, conveniently location near Central Station, was illuminated by soft light creating a pleasant atmosphere for all present. Hamburg, located in northern Germany, with easy access to and from Scandinavia made it possible for participants from Copenhagen to also join in the fun. The forum, continuing from last year, was again, well attended with about 150 persons registered. This year was also a little different with a pianist performing in between sessions. The theme this year was “Daily Transportation Facilities”, meaning public transportation used everyday to get to and from school and work. The core members from six different countries reported on what kind public transportation was used in their area and the lighting environment of these facilities. Kaoru Mende presented details and pictures of how Tokyoites endure the grinding morning rush day in and day out. Pictures of squeezing more people into an already packed train got a good roar from the crowd. Also, scenes from around main stations, such as Tokyo and Shinjuku, lined with shops and billboards, relayed how stations in Japan are closely tied with commercialism. The white, unified atmosphere created by long 110W fluorescent lights covering many ceiling is definitely a characteristic of Japan. Recently, architects and…

Date: August 29th, 2003 Program: Symposium Venue: Haninge Centrum The Transnational Tanteidan Forum 2003 was held in Stockholm on August 29th, 2003 at the Kulturhuset Haninge, approximately 30 minutes by train from the city center. The forum was a great success. To our delight, the number of attendees exceeded our expectations and a change of site was necessary in the preceding days. Almost 200 people attended and enjoyed the afternoon forum. The forum’s theme was “Residential Neighborhood Lighting.” Core members from Tokyo, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Singapore, Washington and Stockholm reported results of their research into Residential Lighting. The difference between the international cities is very interesting and offers a unique window on the life of each nation. Most spend daily life without any notice of the lighting around us. But think one minute to change your life with lighting at your home. It might be very interesting to investigate lighting around you once again in order to create something special.

DateDecember: 6th, 2002 Program: Symposium Venue: Tokyo Design Center Theme of Transnational Tanteidan Forum 2002 in TOKYO was “Regional Lighting Environment.” Various regions around the world have nurtured characteristic cultures of light. The globalization of information and industries, however, has been standardizing lighting technologies, which has caused the loss of unique lighting cultures created through individual ethnic culture, climate, history, religion, and social conditions. It is interesting to comparatively study people’s living environments with the focus on “regional light.” Through discussing similarities and differences in cultures, we may contribute to the preservation of characteristics in regional lighting cultures and create new cultures of light. Lighting Detectives always researches and studies the current lighting environment of a place. Light is “collected,” categorizing lights into four groups: urban lighting, architectural lighting, residential lighting, and lighting of special events and celebrations. The current situations are researched and reported. We seek significance in lighting through comparing and analyzing the lighting environments.