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stimulating properties in the arousal phase,
and in the evening it is lit in warm white,
creating a soft and relaxing atmosphere.
How does the approach to light change in
different countries? I presume that there is
a different idea in France or in China; is it so?
There are some differences, but the need for
fulfil the expectations of the nocturnal users
is almost the same everywhere. Sometime
citizens in China would expect more brightness
or colourful night ambiances, but with the
necessity to fight against climate changes the
Chinese policies are also evolving with a more
concerned approach to darkness, ecology and
preservation of nocturnal biodiversity in the
urban environment.
Even the concept of dark infrastructure that we
launched in 2011 for the City of Rennes in France,
during the study of the City’s Lighting Master
Plan, is starting to become popular among some
Chinese cities authorities. In China, lighting
has become a very important tool to develop
nocturnal tourism. This is the why many Cities
authorities are launching huge project of
nightscapes along rivers or within city centres.
They expect to attract a larger number of tourists
(mostly Chinese) and therefore develop the
economy of the city.
As a magazine curator – Lighting, Illumination
in Architecture –, what is your feeling about
paper journals? Do they still have a future?
Yes, I definitely think they have it. Because
many people, just like me, love to touch the
paper, to feel it in our hands while reading.
We can store paper journals to look at them
in the future. Digital news can be lost if not
printed. And whatever useful may a screen
be, it is still for me a very “cold” media
compared to paper edition.
Dall'alto / From the top
Veduta notturna di Dujiangyan,
Cina / Dujiangyan nightscape, China
Museo della ceramica, Sèvres,
Francia / Sèvres ceramic Museum,
France
Parcheggio multimodale a Poiters,
Francia. Architetto Antoine
Grumbach / Multimodal pole parking
in Poitiers, France. Architect Antoine
Grumbach
Nella pagina a fianco / In the
previous page
Extimity, spazio lounge notturno /
Extimity, nocturnal lounge space
www.concepto.fr
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