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Fondation Concept Lumière Urbaine (CLU)
OPEN TO PASSIONATES
OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING!
L I G H T I T U D E
Lighting urban areas above the polar circle
What role can lighting elements play when the sun never sets or when it stays below the horizon throughout the day? Thoughts about lighting in extreme latitudes.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE THEME
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE THEME
"The history of humanity, preferring warm and temperate countries, has poorly prepared mankind to accept the diversity of the earth, especially in high latitude locations where hours of sunshine are sometimes scarce."
Louis-Edmond Hamelin, geographer and founder of the Northern Studies Center of the Université Laval
"LIGHTITUDE" is the theme of the 2012 CLU foundation contest. This year’s theme invites participants to reflect on lighting the communities near the Polar Circle. Due to their high latitude these communities are subjected to particular lighting phenomena. Since light is an essential part of every living organism, it or its lack thereof has a profound effect on humankind. Can these isolated communities benefit from a more adapted artificial outdoor lighting solution to satisfy their particular Nordic needs and identities?
These are some of the questions that the CLU foundation members invite the participants from all walks of life to reflect and create upon.
REGISTRATION
Registration to the 2012 CLU fondation contest is free. Deadline for contest inscription is : 2nd of september 2012, 23h59 (GMT-5) To obtain all rules and regulations to the contest and assure that all your questions are answered please fill out the registration form.
AWARDS
Winners will be selected from all projects received. Prizes will be awarded on merit by a Jury composed of professionals from international renown in such fields as design and urban planning. The prizes will be distributed as follow:
- 1st Prize 2 500$ or a 12 weeks training course* with the industrial design and engineering teams of Philips Lumec (The training course is remunerated. Conditions may apply)
- 2nd Prize 1 500 $
- 3rd Prize 1 000 $
Jury
02
Daniel Chartier
Director, International Laboratory for the Comparative Multidisciplinary Study of Representations of the North
04
Alain Fournier
Architect, MOAQ, MOAA, FIR AC
07
Alessandra Ponte
Professor, School of Architecture, Ph.D. Phyllis Lambert International Seminar
08
Niels Van Duinen
Director of Product Management, M.Sc.
SCHEDULE
| 2nd of february 2012 : | Launch of the 2012 Edition |
| 31st of august 2012 : | Deadline for submittal of questions |
| 2nd of september 2012, 23h59 (GMT-5) : | Deadline for contest entry |
| 3rd of september 2012, 23h59 (GMT-5) : | Deadline for project submittal |
| 24th of september 2012: | Publication of Laureates |
SUBMITTAL
The submittal form needs to be completely filled out.
THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMITTAL IS
THE 3rd of september 2012, 23H59 (GMT-5)
Please complete the registration form before submitting your project. It is essential to complement it in order to receive the competition rules. Please seeabove identified REGISTRATION.
QUESTIONS
All questions must be submitted before 3rd of August 2012 and addressed to:
lumec.marketing@philips.com
No individual questions will be answered, but a FAQ page at the CLU foundation website will be updated regularly.
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