Magdalena Gomez
16th Oct – Lighting Theatre / 10am-10:45am
Building communities with light
Landscape lighting can bring neighbourhoods together by improving safety and security, engendering civic pride and encouraging social interactions. It can also support community activities and events in the evening by creating welcoming spaces. Magdalena Gomez, a designer specialising in landscapes and lighting, looks at examples of successful community lighting projects.
Bio
Magdalena Gomez has over 20 years of experience in architectural lighting design. She’s originally from Mexico City, and after graduating from Architecture with a speciality in Urban Planning, she moved to Germany to pursue her master’s degree in Architectural Lighting Design. Ever since then, she has worked in prestigious lighting design practices in Germany, Mexico, Sweden and the UK. She has worked on projects in the Middle East, Europe, the Americas and the Caribbean. She has worked in diverse projects ranging from artwork installations, UNESCO protected sites, luxury developments and residential projects, as well as various hospitality projects and city master plans.
