A iluminação artificial como elemento estruturador da paisagem urbana contemporânea

Abstract

The article discusses the role of artificial lighting in urban planning, considering that, among the various possible readings of the cities, this can be incorporated into your configuration and structure as disclosing element of the collection of their times. It is understood that the seizure of this urban landscape depends on the organization and identification of its collections, adopting design strategy similar to that of a museum expographic project. Functional responsibility to enable night vision shrouded, long, other light potential and it was only in the late twentieth century that changes took shape. Seeking requalify urban spaces, several interventions have been practiced, however, without much consideration about the impact they cause on the urban context. Analyzes and argues the Master Lighting Plan as a management tool that adopts the theoretical basis of French methodology, L'Urbanisme Lumière because it recommends using lighting design interventions considering the spatial context of the project.