Tuesday, May 19, 2026
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET
The Synaptic City: Facades as Sentient Skin
Beyond the spectacle of illumination lies the next evolution of our urban fabric. This session explores the transition from programmed lighting to "Sentient Skins"—data-driven, IoT-connected facades that act as neural nodes within a city. We will discuss how AI and open-system connectivity allow buildings to "see" and respond to their viewers, turning isolated structures into an interconnected, responsive urban ecosystem.
Learning objectives:
An architect graduated from one of the renowned university in Chennai, India, MEASI academy of architecture then went onto do his undergraduate training in 2007 with A49 Architects in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his university in 2010 and later moved to Milan, Italy to pursue his Masters in Interior design from NABA in 2011. During his master program in which his elective was on lighting design made him experiment and connect lighting as a fourth dimension to architecture itself.
His first work in lighting started with LITELAB in Milano where he interned as a student. Later he moved back to India and worked as an associate designer at PHILIPS in 2012 after which he worked at LightAngle light planning as a design associate in 2013.This journey of traveling for his studies and his religiously consistent visits to various exhibition across the globe made him acknowledge the crucial differences in cultural and financial sectors for projects in various geographical locations. He then collaborated with LITELAB Milano where he interned as a student earlier on and Co-founded LITELAB India in 2014.
Can we still design consciously with light
Watch this webinar(February 2026) to explore how lighting and architectural designers can make responsible, future-ready decisions by balancing creativity, sustainability, ethics, and emerging technologies like AI.
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AI 2.0 (AI Beyond AI)
Watch this webinar and explore how AI is reshaping lighting design—enhancing creativity, streamlining workflows, and expanding what's possible.
