Date of issued：Mar.13, 2018 ・Activity 1／World City Survey: in Copenhagen/Stockholm（2017/12/02-12/09） ・Activity 2／The 59th City Night Walk ：Tokyo Illumination（2017/12/20） Lighting Detectives Report Vol.86　Download PDF Worldwide City Lighting Report in Copenhagen / Stockholm December 2-9, 2017　|　Written by: Hu Lin and Simeng Huang Located in high latitudes on the Northern Hemisphere, northern European countries including Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark are known to be very unique in terms of the seasonal natural phenomena – the midnight sun during the summer, and the polar night during winter. In this December, we went to some of the cities experiencing the polar night during winter to research lighting environment. Considering extremely long night hours can affect circadian rhythm, are city lighting and residential lighting in those countries designed to eliminate the problem? In this trip we closely looked at the light environment that are unique to Northern Europe, gained through observation of public facilities and residential lighting. Here is the research results. Christiansborg Palace Pole lamps at bicycle parking outside the Danish Parliament Catenary lighting illuminating the roadway ■Copenhagen, Denmark In Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, classic design and contemporary design co-exist, each divides the city into visually distinctive areas. An area across a canal is on a new development with various kinds of new buildings are being constructed. If you walk in this city, you will feel the history of Copenhagen and be convinced how this city takes creative culture so important. ■Classical Lighting Copenhagen…

2011.08.09 Lighting Detectives Office Lantern Making Workshop, leaning process of design As a summer event for elementary school student, we had a children workshop titled “enjoy light of candle” 12 children joined this workshop and learned design process, and each of them designed their own lantern and chose and build one. And after finishing their work, we enjoyed summer snoozing party at balcony.

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.

Date of Issue：23 July, 2019・Activity 1 / City Night Survey : Saitama-Shintoshin （2019/04/11）・Activity 2 / TNT Forum 2019 in Shenzhen（2019/05/17~2019/05/19）   City Night Survey : Saitama-Shintoshin 2019.04.11　　Lin Hu + Hikaru Kimura Saitama Shintoshin is a district established around the year 2000. Centered on JR Saitama-Shintoshin Station, it is an intensively structured urban area featuring a variety of functions, including large-scale commercial facilities, a major multi-purpose arena, government office complexes, and hospitals. This survey examined how this planned city has evolved from the perspective of lighting. Nightscape over the heliport from the Saitama Government Office Complex Light Linking Spaces A pedestrian walkway system is installed around Saitama-Shintoshin Station, utilizing an active pedestrian-vehicle separation plan that allows for smooth circulation from the second-floor station gates to various facilities. While the ground level is brightly illuminated by roadway pole lights, the pedestrian walkways feature lower-level lighting such as uplights and footlights—excluding some decorative pole lights in park areas—creating distinct expressions of light for each zone.Saitama-Shintoshin Station is connected to Kita-Yono Station by a walkway spanning approximately 600m. A continuous cantilevered glass canopy allows pedestrians to walk without getting wet in the rain or being stopped by traffic signals. Along this route, there is a straight path of about 100m running parallel to the railway tracks. Here, despite the cantilevered canopy structures being identical—likely due to differing construction phases—the lighting techniques varied across three distinct types. Although the architectural design is similar, the change…

2022.10.27　Genki Watanabe+ Chuanyi Liu+ Yuki Ito This Tokyo night walk survey took place in Shimokitazawa, a neighborhood especially popular among young people. Known as one of Tokyo’s most culturally rich districts, the area is filled with vintage clothing shops, eateries, theaters, niche cinemas, and art galleries.The Lighting Detectives previously conducted a survey here in 2009. This time, we examined how the area has changed since the Odakyu Line was relocated underground. We also focused on the newly developed Shimokita Senrogai area, which opened on May 28, 2022, assessing its lighting design and comparing it with the older shopping streets to explore the contrast between new and traditional urban atmospheres. ■Map around Shimokitazawa Station With the Odakyu Line moved underground, a new neighborhood called Shimokita Senrogai was developed between Higashi-Kitazawa Station and Setagaya-Daita Station. Driven by the desire to support the community, redevelopment progressed step-by-step while listening to local residents’ voices. The entire area officially opened on May 28, 2022.Alongside the railway line, new facilities such as daycare centers, a hot spring inn, commercial spaces, student dormitories, and event venues were established. ■Development of Shimokita Senrogai The Shimokita Senrogai area we surveyed is a newly developed space created by moving the Odakyu Line underground. It was designed with the intention of reconnecting the northern and southern parts of the neighborhood that had previously been divided by the railway tracks, resulting in developments that encourage smooth pedestrian circulation throughout. The development features…