Light Symposium 2025

Architectural Lighting Design is a discipline that carries a special responsibility. Consciously planned lighting not only influences our perception of architecture and the environment. Daylight and artificial light also have a significant impact on human health and the integrity of the natural environment.

The symposium is aimed at a wide audience from the fields of science, lighting design, architecture, urban planning and industry, as well as students and teachers of architectural lighting design courses.

The conference will focus on the environmental impact of artificial lighting and its use within planetary boundaries.

The conference aims to bring science and practice together, raising participants' awareness of the environmental impact of artificial lighting to promote its responsible use. The newly introduced focus topic of 'Light and Heritage' will address the challenges of lighting design in relation to built heritage, providing methodological guidance on inventorying and planning lighting in built heritage contexts, including World Heritage sites. 

As part of the conference, a two-day workshop will be held with students and lecturers from the participating universities, during which the lighting of architectural monuments will be discussed and tested in practice.

The ‘Light Symposium’ conference was initiated in 2008 by Prof. Michael F. Rohde from the Master's programme in Architectural Lighting Design at Wismar University of Applied Sciences. Prof. Rohde retired on 1 September 2024. The new contact person for the Light Symposium at Wismar University of Applied Sciences is Prof. Jan Blieske.