Held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the full-day event opens at 11am with an address by George Katodrytis, RIBA, Associate Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah.
It will then go on to discuss a series of topics including: New Technologies and Products in Lighting Design (with Ivar Krasinski, design director, STR-EDGE), followed by The Development of Standardisations for Lighting: Abu Dhabi's Sustainable Lighting Policy (with Martin Valentine, Municipality of Abu Dhabi City). This will lead into a debate session a debate session which asks: Are LEDs for Everybody in the Lighting Profession? (moderated by George Katodrytis and featuring Luke Bonner, applications engineering manager, Ruud Lighting; Nigel Holbrough, lighting designer & technical consultant, MA Lighting; Barry Hannaford, director, dpa lighting consultant; Vic Andrews, managing director, Ruud Lighting, and Michael Nuyttens, CEO, ETAP UAE).
After lunch there will be a major project study of Capital Gate Abu Dhabi (the interior design and façade) with David McNeil, associate, dpa lighting consultants.
The mid-afternoon sessions will ask Is the Middle East Still Building Big and Beautiful? with Ziad Fattouh, managing director, Delta Lighting Solutions.
This session will cover case studies of Middle East Lighting projects such as Zaytunay Bay, Ritz Carlton and The Pearl. This will be followed by The Lighthouse: Full-time Residence with Minimal Environmental Impact, with Robert Reid, assistant professor, College of Architecture, Art and Design, American University of Sharjah.
The final 50-minute Workshop will be dedicated toLighting Solutions: Small Scale Lighting Design (Residential and Retail) and features Pallavi Dean, interior designer, Pallavi Dean and visiting assistant professor, American University of Sharjah and Colin Beaton, managing director, Limelight Creative Services.
(Jim Evans)
