In addressing the problems linked to the growth of urbanization and the world's urban population, their impact on biodiversity and resource use, urban agriculture has proven to be an excellent solution, allowing to improve the various environmental and social contexts, through the restoration of the beneficial interaction of man with nature, and to increase the amount of productive green within urban contexts. In particular, artificial lighting, supplemented by natural lighting often insufficient for plant growth, especially in indoor environments, is one of the main focuses of current reflection: the energy consumption of these systems is considered a limiting factor for large-scale application. The research, selection and design of these lighting systems, which normally moves between Botany, Horticulture, Plant Photobiology and Lighting Technology, sees, in my PhD course, the integration of the contribution of Design for the development of new strategies that al- low, on the one hand, a responsible use of energy resources and improve plant growth; on the other hand, optimal lighting conditions for humans and non-humans sharing the same living spaces. Light represents an emblematic 'place' for reflection on the boundaries and modes of production for industry, in which design and production skills are linked to aspects of invention and technology. Research in Light Design, historically focused on sources, surfaces to be illuminated and optimal lighting conditions for humans, requires a broadening of its horizons through more-than-human-centered perspectives. Interspecific design, applied to the design of light, could provide the tools to simultaneously meet the needs of different species, holistically integrating 'cultures of nature' into the outcomes of design processes. It could provide new insights into how lighting and plants interact, fostering symbiotic techno-vegetal associations, in which technology connects us with the functions of the plant, transforming it from an object to be illuminated into a subject that autonomously controls its own lighting. In an initial desk and on-field research phase, the cultivation systems currently on the mar- ket will be analyzed to provide an overview of the current offer. Literature and experiments developed in other disciplines will be studied to translate the most advanced research results into project outcomes. Focus groups with experts from other disciplines will allow la- tent information and desires to emerge through structured and semi-structured interviews. Through a methodology of learning by doing, the tools and capacity of Design will be sought, as its ability to mediate between science and technology, to translate project briefs into artefacts and systems. Through these, it will be possible to understand complex issues that go beyond their disciplinary boundaries, encouraging the simulation of processes, accelerating and facilitating the understanding of phenomena and integrating the most advanced results of scientific research into everyday objects. Finally, following the testing and validation of the prototype, in which focus groups will also be involved, the dissemination of the results will take place. The expected result, in addition to the development of a prototype lighting system, is a contribution to the advancement of the body of the discipline through the development of guidelines and best practices that can facilitate and guide the work of future designers.

More than light design / Inglese, Giovanni. - (2024), pp. 19-20. (Intervento presentato al convegno DRS2024: Boston tenutosi a Boston) [10.21606/drs.2024.170].

More than light design.

Giovanni Inglese
Primo
2024

Abstract

In addressing the problems linked to the growth of urbanization and the world's urban population, their impact on biodiversity and resource use, urban agriculture has proven to be an excellent solution, allowing to improve the various environmental and social contexts, through the restoration of the beneficial interaction of man with nature, and to increase the amount of productive green within urban contexts. In particular, artificial lighting, supplemented by natural lighting often insufficient for plant growth, especially in indoor environments, is one of the main focuses of current reflection: the energy consumption of these systems is considered a limiting factor for large-scale application. The research, selection and design of these lighting systems, which normally moves between Botany, Horticulture, Plant Photobiology and Lighting Technology, sees, in my PhD course, the integration of the contribution of Design for the development of new strategies that al- low, on the one hand, a responsible use of energy resources and improve plant growth; on the other hand, optimal lighting conditions for humans and non-humans sharing the same living spaces. Light represents an emblematic 'place' for reflection on the boundaries and modes of production for industry, in which design and production skills are linked to aspects of invention and technology. Research in Light Design, historically focused on sources, surfaces to be illuminated and optimal lighting conditions for humans, requires a broadening of its horizons through more-than-human-centered perspectives. Interspecific design, applied to the design of light, could provide the tools to simultaneously meet the needs of different species, holistically integrating 'cultures of nature' into the outcomes of design processes. It could provide new insights into how lighting and plants interact, fostering symbiotic techno-vegetal associations, in which technology connects us with the functions of the plant, transforming it from an object to be illuminated into a subject that autonomously controls its own lighting. In an initial desk and on-field research phase, the cultivation systems currently on the mar- ket will be analyzed to provide an overview of the current offer. Literature and experiments developed in other disciplines will be studied to translate the most advanced research results into project outcomes. Focus groups with experts from other disciplines will allow la- tent information and desires to emerge through structured and semi-structured interviews. Through a methodology of learning by doing, the tools and capacity of Design will be sought, as its ability to mediate between science and technology, to translate project briefs into artefacts and systems. Through these, it will be possible to understand complex issues that go beyond their disciplinary boundaries, encouraging the simulation of processes, accelerating and facilitating the understanding of phenomena and integrating the most advanced results of scientific research into everyday objects. Finally, following the testing and validation of the prototype, in which focus groups will also be involved, the dissemination of the results will take place. The expected result, in addition to the development of a prototype lighting system, is a contribution to the advancement of the body of the discipline through the development of guidelines and best practices that can facilitate and guide the work of future designers.
2024
DRS2024: Boston
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More than light design / Inglese, Giovanni. - (2024), pp. 19-20. (Intervento presentato al convegno DRS2024: Boston tenutosi a Boston) [10.21606/drs.2024.170].
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