Innovating the Lighting Design Process: Computational Tools to Illuminate and Empower Architecture
10:15 AM - 11:15 AMFri
Churchill B1
Breakout Session
Speakers
Mat Nosek
Architect
SmithGroup
Nathan Sharnas
Lighting Designer
SmithGroup
Patrick MacBride
Lighting Designer
SmithGroup
Our design community has benefited greatly from advancements in computational analysis and workflows over recent years. Parametric architecture has since entered an entirely new realm of possibilities and has redefined our broader practice. Advanced daylighting and energy modeling processes have equally boosted the relevance of computation in the lighting industry as software continues to push the boundaries for diverse analysis. Traditional lighting analysis allows for simulation and mock-up of only a single architectural option at a time, limiting its impact on the vast range of possibilities that is the design space. There is an opportunity to integrate iterative and flexible geometry with validated lighting software to quickly explore undiscovered lighting solutions at every step in the design process. The integration of these processes allows for a new partnerships between architect and lighting designer to illuminate designs previously left in the dark.