Date of Issue：December 23, 2020 ・Activity 1 / Round Table Discussion Vol. 64 @ZOOM（2020.08.28） ・Activity 2 / City Night Walk Vol. 66 with Small Group (2020.10-11) ・Activity 3 / Round Table Discussion Vol. 65 ＠ ZOOM (2020.11.28) ・Activity 4 / Light-Up Workshop in Akiu Onsen (2020.11.18) Round Table Discussion Vol. 64 @ZOOM “Rethinking Future City Night Walk” 2020.08.28　東悟子 The Lighting Detectives’ main activities revolve around fieldwork. During this salon, we split into groups to discuss what kinds of night walk surveys are possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what we should be observing now.Our third salon held online Each team discussed potential areas for the night walk survey. The Nagoya team proposed a streetlight investigation Since the end of March, we’ve been working with the night walk survey planning committee, SQUAD, to explore what kind of activities the Detectives can pursue even under pandemic restrictions. Various ideas were proposed, such as solo night walks, video streams of night walks by Chief Mende, virtual night walks, and even group YouTube watch sessions. In May, we conducted an experiment where each member investigated lighting within a 100-meter radius of their home and shared their findings online. This project turned out to be meaningful, as it revealed both positive aspects and problem areas in each of our residential neighborhoods. However, since the Lighting Detectives have long focused on gathering for fieldwork as a core activity, we wanted to explore new possibilities. With that…

Bangkok is a center of on-going development in Southeast Asia. Solemn Buddhism culture and lively night markets have developed side-by-side to create a modern, but chaotic city full of energy. Amongst the harmonious charm of the old and new along the streets of Bangkok we survived the lighting environment. Open-air restaurants on the top floors of high-rise buildings are very popular nightspots. From the 55 floor the energetic and chaotic atmosphere of the city is absent. Amongst the rows of tall buildings sodium lamps flood the streets with light creating the impression of a sprawling modern city. Street vendors line the sidewalks. Moving deeper into the night market, the booths are covered with various lamps and neon arranged without much thought other than to show off the merchandise. At one booth warm colored lamps were used to showcase warmer tones of accessories and whitish light reflected off the spangled jewelry. An hour’s drive outside of Bangkok is the town of Amphawa, famous for the Amphawa Floating Market. Along the narrow river are many lights that reflect of the surface of the water. The reflections create depth along the Chao Phraya River and a lively buzz along the riverbanks and streets of the town.

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…

Theme『Working your way up』 Interviewer:　Masafumi Yamamoto Yamamoto Masa：Today I would like to talk about working your way up the professional ladder As a student one is still in a position of have one’s ideas and opinions heard, now as a member of society, I feel I can’t completely listen to everyone’s ideas. I don`t think I am a very good listener when I comes to opinions. Mende：That’s what you might think, but in college I think you probably were a better listener than you remember. You were the student leader of the Koizumi Studio, right. I think maybe you just don’t like to listen to other people. When listening to someone’s opinions you have to take in the ideas, interpret, and then react. It`s a very strenuous process. Yamamoto Masa：Mr. Makoto Koizumi is my former college professor. On campus he is open and friendly, but during extra-curricular activities he was very strict. We got into a row once and I still remember it. One should always remember the names of those they are working with. Be genuine when complimenting good food. Know your surroundings, be considerate of those around you, and act accordingly. These are a few things I wasn’t able to do and learned the hard way. Mende：You were not in my studio class at the university so I didn’t think you had an interest in light and lighting. But here you are at LPA. What changed your mind?…

Date: Nov. 2-8, 1998Place: Tokyo Design Center, Galleria Hall What kind of changes can we expect to see in the Tokyo nightscape of 2050? Through the discussion of experts from various fields and the prophecies of a 100 prophets, we were able to piece together clues to the nightscape of this bustling city a half a century away. Talk Events ／Round Table Live Talk 2050／World Nightscape Talk We had a round-table discussion for seven consecutive days. Up to eight elite speakers will sit around a 2.4 m diameter round table and discuss under each theme. From the 1st to the 7th session, we discussed the issues of [Earth / Energy, Urban / Architecture, Information / Media, Science / Technology, Art / Design, Body / Sensation, Climate / Geography] and exchange future prediction theory. On the last session, we had a lap-up talk to conclude all talk series . It is not a symposium with a stiff shoulder, but operates in a friendly salon atmosphere.