Programme
Wednesday 23rd of September
17:00 Executive Committee meeting (for LUCI EC members only) / Scandic Park Helsinki – View 3 room
19:30 Welcome Cocktail / Helsinki City Hall
21:00 Walk through the heart of Helsinki
Thursday 24th of September
8:45 Registrations and coffee / Finlandia Hall
Moderator: Piia Pasanen
9:30 Opening of the Annual General Meeting
Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki
Johan Nyhus, President of LUCI and Deputy Mayor of Gothenburg
9:50 Helsinki today, current projects in city planning
Mikko Aho, Director of City Planning, Architect, City of Helsinki
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:40 Outdoor lighting in Helsinki – facts, goals and visions
- General introduction – outdoor lighting in Helsinki
Olli Markkanen, Office Manager, Public Works Department, City of Helsinki
Juhani Sandström, Lighting Manager, Public Works Department, City of Helsinki
- Lights of Kruunuvuorenranta
Riitta Jalkanen, Architect, City of Helsinki
- Silo 468 – written by the winds
Tapio Rosenius, Director, Lighting Design Collective, Madrid Helsinki London
- Helsinki Senate square – inspiring architectural lighting design for the historical city centre
Roope Siiroinen, Principal Lighting Designer, Owner, VALOA design Ltd.
12:40 Lunch / Finlandia Hall
14:00 – 17:00 LUCI General Assembly (for LUCI members only)
LUCI members will discuss the network’s activities and perspectives during the General Assembly meeting where LUCI Commissions will also present their work over the past year.
18:00 Helsinki archipelago and Silo 468 dinner cruise
Friday 25th of September
8:30 Registrations and coffee / Finlandia Hall
Moderator: Piia Pasanen
9:00 – 10:30 Improving lighting through research
- Outdoor lighting research at Aalto University
Liisa Halonen, Professor, Lighting Unit, Aalto University
- From visual indeterminacy towards a pleasant environment – lighting as a fear reducing factor in parks and recreational areas
Tülay Schakir, Visual Artist, Lighting Designer, Doctoral student, University of Arts, Helsinki
- Smart Control – enhanced comfort and functionality for LED lighting
Eveliina Juntunen, Research Scientist, D. Sc. (tech.),VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 Sharing northern light inspiration
- Light for four seasons – natural and/or artificial
Visa Salojärvi, Meteorologist, Foreca Ltd.
- Dark side of light – reducing light pollution for an eco-friendly society
Jari Lyytimäki, Senior Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute
- Creating Helsinki Christmas lighting through co-design and citizen involvement
Pia Rantanen, Architect, Public Works Department, City of Helsinki
Sirpa Laitinen, Interior Architect, IMIAD, Design Studio, WSP Finland Ltd.
Pia Salmi, Industrial Designer, MA, Design Studio, WSP Finland Ltd.
- Lux Helsinki – city event and light art festival
Ilkka Paloniemi, Artistic Director, Lux Helsinki
12:30 Lunch / Finlandia Hall
14:00 – 17:00 Open Conference sessions
From master planning to festivals, through to smart lighting and innovative technologies, all topics related to outdoor lighting will be addressed in this unique city forum. An opportunity for all participants to discuss and exchange viewpoints on urban lighting trends with cities from around the world!
If you would like to showcase your city’s urban lighting initiative, please fill in the open conference registration form and send it to luci@luciassociation.org before the 1st of September 2015.
19:00 city.people.light award ceremony and dinner / Restaurant Pörssi
The international city.people.light award was created in 2003 by Philips and LUCI. Each year, it rewards three cities that best demonstrate the added value that lighting can bring to the urban environment through the integration of the notions of “city”, “people” and “light” in a coherent lighting strategy.
Saturday 26th of September
(optional programme *)
9:30 Architectural tour in Helsinki
12:30 Departure to Suomenlinna sea fortress island
13:00 Lunch / restaurant Panimo
14:30 Guided tour in Suomenlinna
16:30 Departure from Suomenlinna
17:30 Arrival at the hotel
*The optional programme is free of charge
Sunday 27th of September
(optional programme *)
In the middle of Helsinki metropolitan area, Nuuksio National Park offers a preserved piece of wilderness. Its lakes, rocks, swamps and valleys will provide the visitors with quiet spots of beauty.
9:30 Departure to Nuuksio National Park
10:30 Guided tour in the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia
Two guided tour options are offered:
- Finnish nature – tour at the main exhibition
- Haltia – the pearl of architecture
11:30 Lunch / restaurant Haltia
13:00 Visit to the Nuuksio Reindeer Park
14:30 Departure from Nuuksio
15:30 Arrival at the hotel
*The optional programme is free of charge