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Professional Lighting Designer Association pld-a

PLDA >. realising the lighting design profession worldwide. Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org. introduction. A brief portrait of PLDA. PLDA was founded in 1994 as the European Lighting Designer Association. To date there are more than 600 members.

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Professional Lighting Designer Association pld-a

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  1. PLDA > realising the lighting design profession worldwide Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  2. introduction A brief portrait of PLDA PLDA was founded in 1994 as the European Lighting Designer Association To date there are more than 600 members The current members come from more than 50 different countries Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  3. objectivies Why was PLDA founded? • To promote the profession of lighting designer • To define the role and need for the architectural lighting designer to create better lit environments • To represent the architectural lighting design vis a vis the client, the architect/landscape architect/interior architect/artist/electrical engineer/lighting industry. “Declaration of the Official Establishment of the Architectural Lighting Design Profession” see webpage Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  4. objectivies Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  5. FAQ THE LIGHTING DESIGNER • What is an independent Lighting Designer? • What is a professional Lighting Designer? Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  11. activities What are the main activities of PLDA? • Serving members provides professional documentation for practicing professionals expands membership and representation by organizing events, seminars and conferences in countries where the lighting profession is lesser known supports and involves young designers supports members in their respective countries by holding specific events, workshops, conferences, e.g. the Czech Republic, Mexico, Finland … Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  12. activities What are the main activities of PLDA? • Promoting the profession of lighting designer internationally • Developing the market • Networking + Communication • Collaboration with fairs Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  13. activities What are the main activities of PLDA? • Represents and promotes the profession through Public Relation (Professional Lighting Design magazines and other press) Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  14. activities What are the main activities of PLDA? • Education on all levels • Research • Workshops • Conferences Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  15. education Entering the Universities • Universidad Nacional Autònoma de Mexico • University of Applied Science – Wismar / D • University of Applied Science Hildesheim – Holzminden – Göttingen/D • Royal Institute of Technology/KTH South, Lighting Laboratory, Haninge – Stockholm/S • Parsons School for Design • Targetti Lighting Academy 2006 • Politecnico di Milano Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  16. PLDAWORKSHOPS PROGRAMME Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  17. workshop Aims of PLDA Workshop Programme • Education of the participants students of Lighting Design and related disciplines, junior designers/architects • Education of the clients towns, building owners, architects, urban planners • Education of the workshop heads teacher training and group dynamics • Education of the general public visitors to the installations • Testing products in application with equipment appraisals for partners in industry Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  18. workshop PLDA workshop in Lyon, France 2002 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  19. workshop Day 1 Welcoming meeting Participants viewing and selecting sites Discovering the site by day Group room Concept phase Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  20. workshop Day 2 Hands on phase begins Developing ideas First lighting trials Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  21. workshop Day 3 Installation, installation … Project presentations Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  22. workshop PLDA workshop in Jyväskylä, Finland 2003 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  24. workshop PLDA workshop in Wintherthur, Swizterland 2004 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  26. workshop PLDA workshop in Alingsas, Sweden 2004 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  28. workshop PLDA workshop in Alingsas, Sweden 2005 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  30. workshop PLDA workshop in Alingsas, Sweden 2006 Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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  32. workshop PLDA Workshop facts & figures • More than 32 workshops • More than 750 participants • More than 650,000 visitors • More than 350 urban planning offices in 700 guided tours • In more than 120 installations • More than 500 publications in newspaper and magazines • And reports on TV and radio Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  33. PLDACONFERENCES Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  34. conferences Light Focus The Light Focus conferences take place in conjunction with major light fair events Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  35. conferences Vox Juventa + Units.net Quiz Educational conference organized by the PLDA and designed to promoteYoung Lighting Designers Reason: The number of the young Lighting Designers on the market is growing, in response to the recognition of the need for the good lighting worldwide Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  36. conferences Vox Juventa is designed to: • giveyoung Lighting Designersthe opportunity to research and present their work to a professional audience • promote closer collaboration between universities and schools of higher education offering Lighting Design • encourage more young people to become seriously evolved with light and lighting Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  37. conferences First Global PLDC The 1st Professional Lighting Design Convention was held in London, UK from the 25th through the 27th of October 2007. The convention documented a major step towards the recognition of the profession of Architectural Lighting Design and the strengthening of the ties between lighting designers, clients and the architectural World More than 1100 register for the first global PLDConvention Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  38. OUTLOOK FOR DEVELOPMENT INLOCAL UNITS Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  39. Local Units Remark In many countries the profession of Lighting Designer is not recognized as it should, nor is the intellectual effort appreciated Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  40. Local Units Why to be part of PLDA? • Joining a more international association may widen the business perspective through confrontation and exchange. • Gives a feeling of belonging in a group • Gives access to the net of people and facilities bounded to the association • Gives the possibility of becoming an interestingcount part Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  41. Local Units First steps Making an assessment about the current state of Lighting Design in each country: • Is the Lighting Design profession established? • On what level it has been practiced ? • How is it paid? Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  42. Local Units Steps towards a successful solution • Getting in touch with institutions involved in the process of lighting design: universities, schools, other organizations… • Organize a net of communication with newspapers and magazines Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  43. Local Units First Results Possibility to organize various types of gatherings: • Conferences (e.g. Light Focus, Vox Juventa) • Workshops Example: Turkey Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  44. PLDASTRUCTURE Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  45. members How is PLDA structured? Council A Councilchaired by a President and comprising 7 elected members plus an employed Director General The membership The membership is headed by the Council Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  46. members How is PLDA structured? Circle of Sponsors A Circle of Sponsors comprising 20 leading manufacturers: Ansorg Aubrilam Cariboni Color Kinetics Concord: Marlin Erco Fagerhult iGuzzini Ilight Louis Poulsen Lutron Martin Professional Osram Philips Lighting Performance in Lighting Schréder Siteco Targetti WE-FE ZumtobelStaff Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  47. members Who can become a member? Different membership categories: Voting: Professional, Associate Non-voting: Design Member (independent designer starting his/her career), Educator, Student, Commercial/Press Affiliate The core of the membership comprises independent Lighting Designers Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  48. members PLDA is a non-profit organization Membership is voluntary All major decisions are made democratically Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  49. PLDA philosophy philosophy Lighting Design is a task for qualified professionals It is their job to: • Improve lighting conditions for humans • Respect lighting cultures around the world • Underline the importance and effective of daylight • To be concern about sustainability issues Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

  50. Thank you for your attention www.pld-a.org Professional Lighting Designer Association www.pld-a.org

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