Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of Rome, with his colleague Antonella Ranaldi, Superintendent of Architectural and Monumental Heritage of Milan; Massimiliano Dona, president of the UNC; Vittorio Storaro, director of photography and winner of three Oscars for the photography of films like Apocalypse Now, Reds and The last Emperor; Marco Filibeck, lighting director of the Teatro alla Scala; Allan Ruberg, Head of ÅF Architecture & Design, ÅF Consultancy Group; Massimo Roj, Head of Progetto CMR; Laura Giappichelli, Project Advisor EASME( European Commission); Nicoletta Gozo, project manager for Lumière & PELL of Enea; Pietro Palladino, lighting designer. Representatives of the press were Silvano Oldani, the Director of LUCE, Silvia Sala of Casabella, and other important media members, from IoArch to Luxemotion. Numerous institutional partners of the congress supported the AIDI Congress with their patronage and collaboration: Ministry of Economic Development; CNAPPC, National Council of Architects; ENEA; ASSIL; APIL; Municipality of Milan; Municipality of Rome; Politecnico di Milano; Politecnico di Torino; Brera Academy of Fine Arts;“ Sapienza”, Roma 3, and Federico II di Napoli Universities; CNAPPC Order of Rome and its province; Professional Order of Engineers of the province of Rome; ForumLED Europe; UNC, the National Consumers Union. Very important was the financial support of the sponsors: Enel X and Gewiss as“ Gold Sponsor”; A2A Illuminazione Pubblica, Acea, Arianna, Neri, Osram, Philips Lighting and Reverberi Enetec as
“ Meeting Supporter”; Cariboni Group, iGuzzini Illuminazione, Iren, Performance in Lighting and UL as“ Silver Sponsor”; Posytron as“ Technical Sponsor”. The much-anticipated congressional meeting at the MAXXI developed around the three thematic sessions defined by the Scientific Committee, which was composed of distinguished teachers and lighting designers such as: Laura Bellia, referent of the Committee and Professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II; Chiara Aghemo, Professor of the Department of Energy Politecnico di Torino; Carla Balocco, Professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Università degli Studi di Firenze; Anna Busolini, designer and President of the AIDI Triveneto Section; Andrea Ingrosso, lighting designer and APIL advisor; Marco Frascarolo, Professor of the Department of Architecture of the Università degli Studi Roma Tre; Alessandra Reggiani, designer and President of the AIDI Lazio and Molise Section; Maurizio Rossi, Professor and Director of the Master in Lighting Design, and Scientific Director of the Lab. Luce of the Politecnico di Milano; Marina Vio, designer. During the first day, the session“ New frontiers and applications of lighting: technological and design innovation”, introduced by Allan Ruberg, directed the discussion and debate on the new frontiers in lighting, starting from the evolution of LED technology and how it has significantly influenced the market and the supply of lighting products. In this session, topics related to the new application areas of light were also addressed, from the new possibilities of construction to design. The second day of the Congress was opened by Francesco Prosperetti with his introduction to the second thematic session“ Lighting of artistic and architectural heritage”, which deepened the importance of a correct use of light in artistic and architectural environments, which become“ visible” thanks to the light, since light is a living matter and an integral part of the design. Thus, a wrong use of the light can also affect the relationship between the viewer and the work, defining an expressive and communicative meaning of the artistic object that differs from the one really wanted by the artist. The third and last session,“ Lighting in smart cities”, introduced by Massimo Roj, closed the two days dedicated to the culture of light. The theme was the design of a“ quality” urban lighting within the concept of the smart city, which plays a key role in an unprecedented technological revolution. Smart Cities: an urban and cultural model that meets the needs of citizens, where light becomes the first infrastructure for the development and supply of new services considered increasingly essential, such as connectivity and remote control. In addition to the presentation of memories and roundtables, in the two days in Rome, the award ceremony of the AIDI video competition“ Riprenditi la città, Riprendi la luce” was also held, as described in the following pages. The proceedings of the congress, over 350 pages, are available on the website: www. congressonazionale. aidiluce. it
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