Illuminated City: A Light with Content Symposium

The Department of Architecture at Portland State University is proud to announce its second annual symposium, Illuminated City: A Light with Content Symposium, on Saturday, April 9, at the PSU Shattuck Hall Annex. “This symposium, the second in a new series of annual events, brings international perspectives into the local and regional debate about architectural issues that affect us all,” said Clive Knights, Chair of the Department of Architecture. “As a school fascinated by the capabilities of material to embody meaning, it seems imperative to talk about what is perhaps the most pervasive medium of all – light.” This all-day event will showcase the work of national and international experts, including Leni Schwendinger of Light Projects, LTD, Ali Momeni of Minneapolis Art on Wheels, Thomas Schielke of Germany’s arclighting, and the founders of Urbanscreen, a light projection company from Germany. All will present their research in lighting design and technology, and discuss how practitioners here in the Pacific Northwest can make use of this emerging element to architecture. Presenters will also demonstrate some of their more recent works on-site at Shattuck Hall. Keynotes: Leni Schwendinger of Light Projects, www. lightprojectsltd.com Ali Momeni of Minneapolis Art on Wheels, http://themaw.org/ Thomas Schielke of arclighting, http://www.arclighting.de/ Urbanscreen, http://www.urbanscreen.com Video preview of lecture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaum8vg60Y Media facades: When buildings start to twitter. Thomas Schielke In conjunction with the symposium, the Department of Architecture will host a special PechaKucha (“chit-chat” in Japanese) night, open to attendees and other members of the public. Devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network and show their works in public, PechaKucha hinges upon a 20-image x 20-second presentation format, which keeps the event concise and rapidly paced. For more information on the event, visit www.illuminated-city.com.