Diseño Nocturno en Getsemaní

By Despacio | July 19, 2016

Entender el rol de la luz en las ciudades, específicamente la forma como las personas perciben sus espacios cotidianos por medio de la luz es el objetivo del proyecto Diseño Nocturno en Getsemaní. Luego de haber culminado la primera fase del proyecto (link) en el que realizamos un primer acercamiento al barrio de Getsemaní y…

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Nightseeing in Getsemaní

By Despacio | March 13, 2015

Despacio was in Getsemaní, Cartagena de las Indias a few weeks ago to conduct a night walk (“Nightseeing”) with Leni Schwendinger of ARUP. About 20 people accompanied us on the week, including students, government officials and people that were just curious about nighttime lighting and joined the group.

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“Rethinking the Shades of Night”

By Despacio | March 13, 2015

  Photo by:  by Ben McIver Arup Foresight has published a new study about light and shadow at night that contemplates how to make cities more efficient in terms of lighting in the future. If you are interested in these topics, read the report and learn about how these ideas about urban lighting have changed over time.…

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