UK - Details of the programme of 11 RIBA CPD seminars to take place during the ARC 05 exhibition have been finalized. All seminars taking place during the exhibition (14-15 February, Business Design Centre, Islington, London) will be RIBA-approved CPD and will all be related to lighting topics for architects. There are a number of lighting-related CPD seminars available, ranging from office and retail lighting to LEDs and lighting control. A seminar theatre seating approximately 60 people will be built on the exhibition floor and will be promoted by Mondiale Publishing as well as specifically targeted at RIBA member architects.

Joni Tyler, head of CPD, commented: "RIBA is pleased to be working with Mondiale Publishing on this event. We are delighted to be able to highlight the many excellent lighting CPD seminars from our member companies and to be able to bring their technologically innovative work to a wider audience."

The programme will run as follows. On day one, 14 February: 12pm - Lighting Effects in Architecture by Ian Streeter, Deltalight UK; 1pm - Lighting the Exteriors and Interiors of Historic Buildings by Mark Sutton Vane, IALD; 2pm - Visual Ergonomics by David Francis, Fagerhult Lighting Ltd; 3pm - Defining Light by Tad Trylski, ERCO Lighting Ltd; 4pm - Architectural Lighting Controls by Simon Hill, Leax Lighting Controls.

On day , 15 February: 11am - Lighting for Retail Therapy by Dominic Meyrick, Hoare Lea Lighting; 12pm - Better Light for a Better Light by Ian Stanton, iGuzzini UK; 1pm - 'I'm a VIP - get me out of here' (lighting to help the visually impaired) by Michael Parsons, JMU Access Partnership; 2pm - Colour and Imagination in Lighting Using LEDs by Ray Letasi, Color Kinetics; 3pm - Introduction to Lighting Controls by a representative of Lutron; 4pm - The Nature of Light by Vibeke Mogensen of Louis Poulsen.

(Lee Baldock)


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