On 11 May, ZJSRU invited Dr. Mou Hongyi - from the School of Architectural of the Central Academy of Fine Arts - to give a lecture titled City and Light - Symbiosis and Co-growth - Lighting Planning and Design fit into Urban Construction. The lecture was hosted by ZJSRU Professor Xie Maotang.

▲Professor Xie Maotang, a teacher of Reel Environmental Light College, presided over the lecture.  

▲Dr. Hongyi Mou lectures on the concept of integration of city and light.

▲Dr. Mou Hongyi with the students and teachers of the Light Environment Intensive Training Course.

In this lecture, Dr. Mou Hongyi inspired students through four sections: New Regionalism; Spirit of Place; Coexistence and Co-growth and Core Values, with the intention of inspiring students. Dr. Mou Hongyi cited various practical projects, including: The charming and elegant lighting design of Beijing’s Guozijian Street, the light and shadow presentation at Donghuamen, the construction of Jimei’s multi-dimensional and intelligent lighting environment, the lighting design of Peitian’s ancient courtyard that minimises the disturbance to the most beautiful countryside, The Belt and Road, The transformation of Baiqi Lake City Park in The Taiwanese Business district, etc.

Dr. Mou pointed out how technology combined with art, obtain a truly professional expression of light environment and cultural soft power. Furthermore, utilising basic research in science, culture, art, materials, light, modelling and other elements of different disciplines, will create an improved economic model based on scientific research results, forming a complete cultural industrial chain. The core value of lighting is the "new heritage value" of the city's cultural light. "Creating history, pursuing art" and "the container of civilisation" are directions established by every city in planning, design and construction.

A large number of practical examples allowed the students to broaden their horizons; improve their abilities to professionally analyse and develop their perspectives on light environment; and ultimately understand the coexistence and co-growth between cities, history and light environment.

Profile of Mou Hongyi

Dr. Mou Hongyi has undergone a systematic and rigorous professional education at The Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

After a long accumulation of social practice  period, knowledge from multiple disciplines and fields - including plastic painting art, environmental art design, architectural design and urban planning - Dr. Mou combined his eclectic skills for the field of urban lighting planning and architectural landscape light environment construction. XJSRU are committed to the creation of high-quality light environment art in new cultural heritage cities to achieve an effective transformation of humanities and space, technology and art design results.

PhD, Graduate School, Central Academy of Fine Arts

Expert at The Expert Committee of the China Illuminating Engineering Society

Secretary General, Advisory Committee at The China Illuminating Engineering Society

Journal Reviewer at China National Core Journals of Lighting Engineering

Member of The National Technical Committee for the Standardisation of Urban Public Facilities Services

Secretary General at Beijing Lighting Society Environmental Art Committee

Member of The Education Committee of the China Illuminating Engineering Society

Member of The Media Architecture Institute - China

Secretary General at China Lighting Industry Academy Academic Committee

Reviewer at Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management

Visiting Vice President at Urban Spatial Image, Wuxi Municipal Design Institute

Graduate Supervisor at Hunan Normal University

Master's Degree Outsourced Expert at Beijing University of Technology

Visiting Professor at University of Science and Technology, Liaoning

Adjunct Professor at China Women's University

Visiting Professor at Hengyang Normal University, Hunan

Editor-in-chief at the national standard Standard for Village Lighting

Main drafter of the regional standard Technical Specification for Urban Landscape Lighting

Main drafter of the national standard Specification for the Limits of Interference Light in Outdoor Lighting

Main drafter of the national standard Specification for Outdoor Lighting Interference Light Measurement

Main drafter of the national standard Lighting Code for Art Galleries

Editorial Board Member at Lighting Design