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lighting design and technology - ed.24

1st Level Specializing Master

Application deadline 2025-09-05
Start 2025-10-06
End 2026-10-31
Duration 12 months

Department

DIPARTIMENTO DI DESIGN

https://www.polidesign.net/

Description

The master's training program is divided into 11 teaching modules. The teaching plan courses are in English. The first five teaching modules develop the fundamental skills in the field of theories, methods, and tools for Lighting Design, from theoretical to methodological foundations, from the culture of the project to permanent innovation in the sector: 1-Theory of lighting. 2-Lighting engineering. 3-Connected lighting. 4-Introduction to Lighting Design. 5-Professional empowerment. The following five teaching modules develop the advanced skills in the field of Lighting Design practice: 6- Project work: lighting design with CAD and BIM. 7- Project work: light in reception spaces. 8- Project work: outdoor lighting. 9- Project work: lighting for cultural heritage. 10- Project work: lighting in commercial interiors. The 11th module consists of a curricular didactic internship or the carrying out of a professionalizing project, both of which are assigned by the scientific direction of the master.

Educational project

The Master's objective is the training of professional profiles able to follow the design and production process of lighting, in interior architecture, urban exteriors, museums, temporary installations, and the areas of hospitality, with particular attention to the analysis and synthesis of the new methodological processes of creativity, organization and realization of the lighting project in the BIM, in relation with the technological innovations of the sector and with and with particular attention to the IoT innovation in the home and building automation. The lighting project must be understood as a service to promote well-being and personal, social, productive, relational, and communicative activities throughout the whole range of human activities. Artificial lighting is a primary asset of modern societies. It is one of the factors that has contributed to the economic, commercial, and social development of the most advanced nations in the world. Using all the energy and expressive potential of the light requires the definition of professionalism and adequate design methods that the Master provides. The Master is supported by AIDI, APIL, ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA COLORE, ASSIL, ASSISTAL, and ASSOLUCE, with the participation of many companies in the field, including Album, Arclight, Arianna, Arredoluce, Artemide, Cariboni, Casambi, Castaldi, Cini&Nils, Civic, ClayPaky, Danese, DeltaLight, Disano, Feilo Sylvania, Ferrara- Palladino, Flos, Ghidini, Givenchy, Groppi, Hera, iGuzzini, Ivela, Ledvance, Linealight, Luceplan, Lucitalia, Luxiona, Metis, OSRAM, Oxytech, Philips, Piero Castiglioni, Prolicht, Relco, Stucchi, Targetti, TPlighit, Traxon, Trilux, Viabizzuno, Voltaire Design e Zumtobel.

Requirements

Candidates with a Bachelor or Master of Science Degree are eligible. Equivalent foreign qualifications in their respective University System will be considered valid. Applications can be accepted in chronological order but just until all the available places in classroom are sold out.

Location

Milan

DIPARTIMENTO DI DESIGN

Faculty and staff

Director: MAURIZIO ROSSI

Co-Director: ANDREA SINISCALCO

Department/School/Institution

POLI.design S.c.r.l.

VIA DON GIOVANNI VERITÀ, 25

20158

MILANO

Contact person

Prof. ANDREA SINISCALCO

+390223995696

+390223995698

lab.luce@polimi.it

Compulsory Documentation

Application documents