Grattis!

The Lighting Design division is delighted to congratulate the master’s graduates who presented their master’s theses in spring 2023 at KTH School of Architecture. The individual thesis project, 15 ECTS, concludes the one year programme in Architectural Lighting Design, 60 ECTS.

The students answered a specific research question in the lighting design field in an academic format. The questions expressed today’s relevant topics: the role of AI and digital tools in lighting design practice; temporal and spatial perception; biophilia and integrative lighting; light in dark environments; retail lighting; light cultures; luminaire design; inspiration from light art. Many theses developed inspiring conceptual lighting design proposal for public spaces, indoor and outdoor. The thesis projects methods spanned from laboratory and virtual experiments to literature reviews. Each thesis needed to address at least one of the 17 goals promoted by the United Nations in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Most theses included an investigatory approach into the design process, either in the question formulation or in the design of the conceptual proposals. This suggests the students’ need to experiment and integrate an evidence-based approach into the designers’ toolkit.

The individual process ran parallel to a series of two group seminars organised by the ALD programme. The students were also offered facultative support from the Center of Academic Writing at KTH. We want to acknowledge who reached out with questions to the students, especially Sara Lind and her colleagues at KTH Library; all the tutors who offered their knowledge and experience; and the external critics (Tatiana Bibikova, Yael Erel, Carolin Fischer and Ted Krueger) who enriched the discussion during the final presentation.

Congratulations to the new Masters in Architectural Lighting Design!

Federico Favero (Course Responsible) ffavero@kth.se

Ute Besenecker (Examiner) uteb@kth.se

Stavroula Angelaki (Teacher)

Foteini Kyriakidou (Teacher)

Rodrigo Muro (Programme Director)

Gerhard Rehm (Teacher)

Hamidreza Eizadi (Teacher)

Katja Teinilä

Daylighting homes

Carolina Borgia Stagnaro

Antrea Ioannou