How to invite Transnational Lighting Detectives to your cityHow to invite Transnational Lighting Detectives to your city

1.

Forum
When the Transnational Lighting Detectives
come to your city.

2.

Program‐Main Program‐

Lecture and/or Symposium
Exhibition
Night City Tour‐Sub Program‐

City Survey PracticeWorkshopLight Up Ninja

3.

Operation
Time Frame
Advance Preparation

Planning Committee
Arrangement for Events
Sponsor Coordination
Advertising
During the Event
Follow‐up

4.

Conditions
Essential Requirements
Precautions

5.

Contact

1. Forum
When the Transnational Lighting Detectives come to your city.

The Lighting Detectives was founded to review the present
state of urban environmental lighting ‐ to physically go out
with our own feet and eyes to observe lighting in actual use
instead of relying on theories, ideologies and preconceptions.
Ever since Lighting Detectives was established, we havecontinuously conducted lighting environment researchwithout being asked. We have been travelling to more than
70 cities all over the world to research local lighting culture
and having done various interesting programs with local
people such as city survey program with students, lighting
craft workshop with children and symposium of lighting
culture through Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum. The
Forum has been toured all the 8 cities where Transnational
Lighting Detective core member based on by 2010 and now
Transnational Lighting Detectives activity is about to enter
the new chapter.
For the coming new chapter, Transnational Lighting Detective
would like to get invited from cities where Forum has notbeen held yet and seek the local lighting culture with people
there.
This brochure shows brief introduction of each program that
Transnational Lighting Detectives Forum could offer. If any ofProgram catch your interest, please contact us. Transnational
Lighting Detectives are very much looking forward to visit
your city!

2. Program
Main Program & Sub Program

The TNT‐Forum is an event including various different
lighting‐based activities. The Main Program includes 3
recommended activities forming the core of the forum.
However, activities and programs can be revised based on
the coordinating city`s needs and preferences.

‐ Main Program‐‐ Sub Program ‐These 3 programs are essential for any TNT‐
Forum. It is recommended that every TNT‐
Forum included them in the schedule.

These 3 programs can be added based on thecoordinating city`s preference. Surely, more fun
to come with more activities!

1. Lecture or Symposium
2. Exhibition
3. Night City Tour

4.
5.
6.

City Survey PracticeWorkshopLight up NINJA

2. Program- Main Program - Lecture and/or Symposium

A lecture and/or symposium is one of the main programs forthe forum. The lecture is based on a mutual theme that TNT
core members each address in a short presentation
pertaining to lighting culture of their base city. As an
extension of the lecture, the symposium is an open
discussion along the same theme. Core members arelighting designers, professors, artists, project coordinators,
ect. Through different endeavors, each individual is deeply
tied to and very familiar with lighting design. Since all TNT
members come from various backgrounds, the discussion
can grow and develop from a variety of angles concerning
issues in the urban lighting environment.

2. Program- Main Program - Lecture and/or Symposium

Venue Arrangement

Agendum

Public facilities or those venues affiliatedwith or in support of lighting-based
events are strongly recommended for
hosting a lecture or symposium.

A combination of individual presentations by TNT
members followed by a forum theme-based
discussion is the basic agenda. Although TNT
members are at the core of the presentation anddiscussion, both are open-ended and audience
participation is always encouraged.

2002 Tokyo

2009 Beijing

2008 Belgrade

2. Program- Main Program - Exhibition

The Lighting Detectives originated in 1990 with activities
going global in 2000 with the inception of the Transnational
Lighting Detectives. Since, the Lighting Detectives have
surveyed cities worldwide and accumulated a rich reserve of
urban lighting data. This data is readily available for display
during the duration of the Forum.

2. Program- Main Program - Exhibition

Venue Arrangement

Exhibit

Similar to hosting a lecture or symposium,
public facilities or those venues affiliatedwith or in support of lighting-based
events are strongly recommended.

Graphic panels and video footage of past Transnational Lighting Detective events are readily available
for display.

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2. Program- Main Program - Night City Tour

Typically the first night of the forum in dedicated to the Night
City Tour. Those attendees actively participating in theforum all gather for a night tour of the host city`s urban
lighting environment. Past tours have been by open‐air bus,boat, and on foot to observe the lights of high‐rise officebuildings, canal ways or other unique areas. This is an
opportunity for all to share a common lighting experienceand mutually discover the local lighting culture in a fun andrelaxing environment.

2. Program- Main Program - Night City Tour

Transportation

City walk

The coordinating city is to arrange
suitable transportation to view theunique nightscapes of the citỳsneighborhoods. Previous night tours
have included travel by bus, train,riverboats, and even charteredhelicopters in our desire to huntdown urban nightscapes.

TNT members gather to walk theurban landscape and record
those lighting items of interestand fume at distasteful displaysof lighting pollution. We areeasily moved by good lighting andeager to share these discoveries
with fellow tour members.

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2. Program- Sub Program - City Survey Program

In order to grasp, compare, and contrast many different
lighting environments, the survey of cities worldwide is an
important on‐going activity.
City Survey Program is mainly for local students. Attendee tobe divided into small groups and survey the city with TNT
core member’s lead.
The result of survey to be registered into Lighting Detective’snight view database * World Lighting Journey.
* The “World Lighting Journey” is a database for over 60
cities, which the Lighting Detectives compile and regularly
update. The Lighting Detective survey library serves as afoundation of data, important when comparing lighting
environments from around the world. It is our continuinggoal to organize and make this database available to the
public.

2. Program- Sub Program - City Survey Program

SurveyDiscussion

First, the larger group is broken down into
smaller survey teams. Equip with sevenimportant tools, illuminance meter, luminancemeter, color temperature meter, notebooks,
sketchbooks, cameras, and a tripod, thesurvey teams each tackle a different sectionof the city for observation under a givetheme. Members find and record alldifferent types of lighting, from distasteful to
comfortable and from brilliant to tranquil.
Teams are also busy sketching and recording
lux levels, illuminance levels, and other usefuldata to help explain and understand the local
lighting culture.

After the footwork, team members sharephotos, sketches, data, and exchange ideas
with one another. Team discussions focus
on what each member observed and learned
about the lighting environment. Under the
given theme, each team then creates a panelor short presentation to convey and explain
their findings.

Internal Critique
Finally, an informal presentation by all survey
teams to announce their results is critiquedby other survey teams. All members areencouraged to actively participate in thisexchange. Although all teams have madediscoveries throughout the city, thismultilateral exchange of opinions andinformation also leads to new findings.

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2. Program- Sub Program - Workshop

Not only surveying night view of cities seriously, TNT also
focus on enjoyable lighting education.
Workshop is for the program for children that provides anexperience of play or craft with lighting.

2. Program- Sub Program - Workshop

Interpretation

Play and have fun!

First, Chief Mende gives a short lecture on
the characteristics of light. Afterward,
through crafts and play, children canexperience the simple joys of light and dark.
。

With the guidance of Lighting Detective staff, children each craft their own individual
lighting product. Afterward, each child shares their design with the group and playand observe their lighting objects.

2. Program- Sub Program - Light Up Ninja

Light Up Ninja is a street light‐up event as a one‐night
illumination. This event is executed through detailed plans.
We quickly light up a place of interest, photograph it,
dismantle, and then leave the site as undetected as possible.

2. Program- Sub Program - Light Up Ninja

Find a target and develop a strategy

Light Up and Run!

First, we establish a target with in the urban landscape. Then, attack thattarget with xenon beam lamps, filters and other lighting or darkening
paraphernalia.

We light up or darken our objectof interest, observe and record
our efforts, and then dismantle.
Finding heroes and villains of lightwith in the urban landscape andthen calmly analyzing them is an
important process tounderstanding the urban lighting
environments.

3. Operation
Time Frame

Phase 1
1.

2.

3.

From the official invite to the opening of the Forum, below isa rough timeframe to preparing for the 3‐5 day event. Thisis only one example of operations, with the minimum
allotment necessary for time and preparations charted.
Based on the program menu and planning committee
experience more or less time may be needed during phase 3
and 4.

(30 days)

Contact Lighting
Detectives for official
invitation.
Correspondence with
Lighting Detective
Headquarters for basic
exchange of
information.
Set date for Forum.

Phase 21.

2.

3.

(75 days)

Set up Planning
Committee within hostcity.
Seek sponsors andvenue for necessary
events of the Forum.
Exchange information
with Headquarters anddecide on the Forum
program menu.

Phase 31.

2.
3.

( ~90days)

Announce Forumpublicly and preparematerial for publicity.
Detail coordination forsponsorship and venue.
Discuss with
Headquarters anddecide the agenda ofForum.

Phase 41.

2.

3.

( ~45days)

Arrange
Welcome/Farewellparties.
Arrange Core
memberʼs
accommodation.
Fix details of Forum
agenda.

Phase 5(3-5days)

Forum Week!!!

3. Operation
Advance Preparation Planning Committee

To prepare for the Forum, a local team to handle
preparations and operations is necessary. This Planning
Committee will be in direct contact with TNT Headquarters
to advise and receive feedback on preparations. TNTHeadquarters will work closely with the Planning Committee
to help coordinate a Forum program menu most suitable tothe host city.

3. Operation
Advance Preparation Arrangement for Events

Planning Committee required to take care of arrangements
for following events and items;
Reception;‐ Welcome Party‐ Forum Reception‐ Farewell Party
Venue setting;‐ Lecture or Symposium‐ Exhibition
Sponsor coordination
Night City Tour coordination;‐ Route selection‐ Transportation arrangement
Accommodation arrangement;‐ For TNT core member’s stay during Forum.

3. Operation
Advance Preparation Sponsor Coordination

1.

Reception

2. Program

1.
2.
3.

Welcome Party
Forum Reception
Farewell Party-Main Program1.
Lecture or Symposium
2.
Exhibition
3.
Night City Tour•

Party to be casual gatheringof TNT members andcoordinating team staff .

3.

Publicity

1.
2.
3.

Poster / Flyer
Brochure
Website4.

TNT Member Visit1.

Accommodation•••-Sub Program4. City Survey Practice
5. Workshop
6.
Light Up NINJA• 1-3 necessary program menu
• 4-5 optional program menu
• All relevant costs for
programs, such as
venue arrangement,
tour expense, craft materials
to be provided by coordinating city.

Not necessary to be hotels, B&B, hostels, etc. also acceptable.
Accommodations expensed by host city.
Travel expenses to and from forum expensed by TNT.

Average total expense : U$ 12,000-15,000

TNT is an official non‐profit organization. All operationalcosts are graciously supported by professional organizations
and corporations who advocate the same ideas as stated in
the TNT vision.
Main forum expenses are as outlined to the left, including
receptions, programs, publicity, and TNT member visit. TNT
is willing to provide financial support for any lectures
pertaining to the program menu given by TNT members, TNT
administrative costs, and travel expenses to and from theforum for TNT members.
To maintain a public nature, as a rule, TNT asks coordinating
cities to obtain financial backing from at least 3 separateorganizations or corporations. Also, the forum is not a stage
to promote individual or organization interests. Refraining
from blatant product advertisement or other promotional
tools is requested. However, sponsors should be
acknowledged in all forum publicity tools.
Because TNT is an official non‐profit organization, a profit
occurring from financial support acquired for the forum is inviolation of TNT code.

3. Operation
Advance Preparation Advertising

Advertising about Forum required to be widely published inlocally and internationally.

Website
1. Text for Forum announcement required to be submitted for
TNT Website use.

The contents of publishing required to be agreed with TNT
headquarter.

2. If Forum to be held as a part of local exhibition, theannouncement required to be published on their website, too.
3. Original website of the forum could be developed with TNT
headquarter consensus.

Flyer, Poster & Brochure

Hamburg2005 New York

Stockholm
2007 Singapore

Copenhagen

Beijing

2002 Tokyo3. Operation

With coordination with Headquarter, the following event tobe operated by Planning Committee ;Reception;‐ Welcome Party‐ Forum Reception‐ Farewell Party
Night City Tour
Forum Program3. Operation
Follow-Up

After the forum, the items listed below need to beprepared and submitted to TNT Headquarters in a timely
manner. Also, TNT will conduct a post-forum meeting todiscuss, review, and learn from each event, also to beattended by the local coordinating team.

1. Forum report

2. Finance reporta）Short 15 min. movie of TNT Forum activities. （DVD
format)Financial statement including all income and expenditures
pertaining to the Forum.

b) Photos of the various Forum programs.
c) Simple pamphlet / report of forum overview ,including above contents.
d) Report to be uploaded to the TNT Website.

4. Conditions
Essential Requirements

1. Passion for Lighting Culture
People who invite TNT-Forum to their city required to be passionate about Lighting Culture and sincere dedication to make theForum succeed.

2. Planning Committee Establishment
People who invite TNT-Forum required to set up Planning Committee at the city. Planning committee to communicate with TNT
Headquarter closely to coordinate necessary arrangement for Forum.

3. Future involvement for TNT
Planning Committee preferred to join TNT as a new chapter and keep TNT activity at the city active.

4. Conditions
Precautions

1. Sponsorship
To maintain neutrality TNT asks the planning committee to attain sponsorship for three separate businesses or institutions.

2. Credit
Forum is not for commercial purpose. Therefore no manufacturer and product information to be advertised in any material of
Forum. However, Sponsorʼs name to be listed for public in Forumʼs brochure and poster.

5. Contact

Headquarters of Transnational Lighting Detectives located at;
5‐28‐10, Jingumae, Shibuya‐ku, Tokyo 150‐0001, Japan
Tel; +81‐(0)3‐5469‐1022 Fax; +81‐(0)3‐5469‐1023
http://tnt‐lightingdetectives.org
For queries and member application, please contact;
Noriko HIGASHI
higashi@lighting.co.jp

Looking forward to see you!!

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世界照明探偵団
Transnational Lighting Detectives

INDEX
1.

Outline1, What is the Transnational Lighting Detectives?
2, History
3, Vision, Mission, Objectives
4, Lighting Detectives Rules and Tools

2.

Organization
1, Chapters Around the World2, Founding & Associates Members

3.

Activity
1, City Walks & Salon
2, Global Research / World Lighting Journey
3, Educational Activities / Lecture, Symposium, Exhibition
4, Citizen Participation Events / Workshop, Nightscape
Watching Tour, Light‐Up Ninja
5, Promotional Activities
6, Information Exchange

4.

TNT Forum
1, What is the TNT Forum?
2, Past Record
SEPARATE VOLUME

How to invite the Transnational Lighting
Detectives to your city.

5.

Contact

1 Outline
1-1

What is the Transnational Lighting Detectives?

The Lighting Detectives is a non‐profit group dedicated tothe study of lighting culture through practical methods,
mainly by engaging in fieldwork. Cities throughout theworld are filled with light. With rapidly developing
economies in the 20th century, society became brighterand brighter, which made the night safe and provided ahighly energy‐efficient lighting environment. However,terms such as `light pollution` and `loud lights` are now
used to describe the lit environment. Did such anincrease in light actually provide us with more pleasantnights?

組み写真

The Lighting Detectives was founded to review thepresent state of urban environmental lighting ‐ tophysically go out with our own feet and eyes to observe
lighting in actual use instead of relying on theories,
ideologies and preconceptions.
We should go to places where light is found and observe,
detect, and gather many experiences to a deeper level.
We should leave our books behind and go out into theworld where many examples of lighting are found.
Natural light teaches us many wondrous
ideas/techniques and from street lighting, we learn thereality of the properties of light. With new discoveries,
we continue to feel both excitement and anger. Thisfeeling led to the emergence of a curious group called
The Lighting Detectives.

1 Outline
1-2 History
History of TNT
The Lighting Detectives were first established in Tokyo in
1990 by Japanese lighting designer, Kaoru Mende and 5
other founder members of LPA in Japan. After meeting with
Ulrike Brandi, a leading German lighting designer, in 1998 todiscuss the future of worldwide Lighting Detectives, theconcept of The Transnational Lighting Detectives was born.
An additional eight original core members, Christoper Brandi,
Katha Bulow, Christof Fielstette, Reiko Kasai, Lisbeth
Skindbjerg Kristensen, Jason Neches, Saiko Tanuma andAleksandra Stratimirovic, the first local chapter of theTransnational Lighting Detectives was established in
Hamburg in 1999. Local chapters in Stockholm, Copenhagen,
New York, Singapore, Belgrade, and Beijing were soon tofollow. Presently there are eight local chapters around theworld.
As of 2009, society membership has grown to embrace over
550 members from around the world. Member include
individuals with a shared interest in lighting, but with abroad range of backgrounds including, lighting professionals,
researchers, educators, architects, designers, students,
business professionals, and housewives. Without limiting
membership qualifications, the Lighting Detectives placeconsiderable importance on the variety of individuals thattake an interest in lighting culture and work in cooperation
with the society.

1 Outline
1-3 Vision, Mission, Objectives

For a better lighting world,
Transnational Lighting detectives aim;

Vision:To create an open platform to share inspiration and knowledge
from local lighting cultures!

Mission:To learn, respect and enjoy cross cultural lighting identities!

Objectives:

To talk and think about the future of light.

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1-4 Lighting Detectives Rules and Tools
Lighting Detectives have rules which apply to our fieldwork
and research activities;
1. Get angry with surrounding light pollution.
2. Deep and accurate observation of light on site.
3. Do be impressed with artistic lighting.
4. Calmly detect inspiring lighting designs.
5. Continuously accumulate experiences in lighting.

Membrship card

Paraphernalia for Lighting Detectives
1. Camera
2. tripod
3. notebook

4. illumiance meter
5. Color temperaturemeter

6. luminance meter7. sketch book

2. Organization
2-1 Chapters Around the World

Ulrike Brandi

Christof Fielstette

Lisbeth Skindbjerg
Kristensen

Katja Bülow

Jan Ejhed

Stockholm
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Belgrade

Federico Favero

BeijingTokyo

New York

Singapore

Aleksandra Stratimirovic

Reiko Kasai

Tewa Srilaklang

Kaoru Mende

Momoko Muraoka

Noriko Higashi

Rachel Nakayama

Eleni Savvidou

2. Organization
2-2 Founding / Core Members★Ulrike Brandi★ Katja Bülow

Jan Ejhed

Noriko Higashi★ Reiko Kasai

Lighting Designer
Hamburg

Lighting Designer
Copenhagen

Lighting Designer
Stockholm

Lighting Designer
Stockholm

Lighting Designer
Hamburg

CoordinatorTokyo

Writer, Producer
Singapore

Momoko Muraoka

Eleni Savvidou

Tewa Srilaklang★ Aleksandra
Stratimirovic

Rachel Nakayama★ Lisbeth Skindbjerg ★ Kaoru Mende
Lighting Designer
Kristensen
Lighting Designer
Copenhagen

Tokyo

Lighting Designer
Tokyo

Federico Favero ★ Christof FielstetteLighting Designer
New york

Lighting Designer
Beijing

ArtistBelgrade

PlannerTokyo★ Founding Member3. Activity
3-1 City Walks & Salon

City walks and salons are two fundamental activities of theLighting Detectives.
City walks include going out to observe the city lights atnight with Lighting Detectives Club members. In the urban
lighting environment, there are lighting heroes who bring us
joy and offenders we can hardly stand. For example, theglare of vending machines that exist in greater numbers thanstreet lamps; convenience stores and gas stations brightly lit
all night long; red flicking obstruction lights on high‐risebuilding; the illumination of tree‐lined boulevards; or red
lanterns hanging from food stalls… We carefully observe
such situations become prevalent in our cities and praise theheroes and blast the offenders.
Lighting Detectives Salons are a informal review with clubmembers, who present and share results of fieldwork andresearch activities all while enjoying refreshments, beer andwine.

3. Activity
3-2 Global Research / World Nightscape Lighting Survey

To grasp the diverse urban lighting environments fromaround the world, the Lighting Detectives have continued tosurvey local and global cities. Over 70 cities have beensurveyed and record in the “World Lighting Journey," which
has become an important tool and database for comparing
urban lighting environments worldwide.

Web WLJ

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3-2 Global Research / World Nightscape Lighting Survey

New York/U.S.A.

Chicago/U.S.A.

San Francisco/U.S.A.

Las Vegas/U.S.A.

Buenos Aires/ARGENTINA

London/U.K.

Stockholm/SWEDEN

Berlin/GERMANY

Ｐraha/CZECHParis/FRANCE

Lyon /FRANCE

Venice/ITALY

Barcelona/SPAIN

Marrakesh/MOROCCO

Istanbul/TURKEY

Kathmandu/NEPAL

Moscow/RUSSIA

Bangkok/THAILAND

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Kuala Lumpur/MALAYSIA

Singapore/SINGAPORE

Sydney/AUSTRALIA

Hong Kong/CHINA

Shanghai/CHINA

Seoul/KOREA

3. Activity
3-3 Educational Activities

Symposium/Lecture

Exhibition①Symposium / Lecture
In 1995, we held a series of practical lectures, titled“Welcome to the Lighting Detectives”. We had 150‐200
participants from various fields, and it was widely reported
on in the media. Since, we have regularly invited experts
from different genres to speak on lighting culture, including a
recent salon 3‐part series on “Residential Lighting: Past,
Present, and Future,“ a 2‐part series on “Enjoying Green
Lighting,” along with the annual TNT Forum.
②Exhibition
We also have held many large and small exhibitions.
“Lighting Detectives Appears in Ginza” in 1997; “A
Perspective for the Tokyo Nightscape 2050” in 1998 andagain in 2004; and “World Lighting Journey Exhibition” in
2003. Other educational activities include nightscape tours,
talk sessions, round table live salons, and other events,
which were very well attended.
③Workshop
A student‐based workshop to grasp, compare, and contrast
different lighting environments worldwide is a fun andrelaxing sub‐program of the TNT Forum. It is an opportunity
for students from different backgrounds to team‐up andexchange thoughts and discover new concepts in lighting
through simple fieldwork and informal presentations.

Workshop3. Activity
3-4 Citizen Participation Events
Citizen participation events include Light Up Ninja,
Nightscape Watching Tours, and workshops.
①Light Up Ninja Many citizens apply to participate in ourstreet light‐up event called “Light‐Up Ninja.” As a one‐night
illumination, this event is executed through detailed plans.
We quickly light up a place of interest, photograph it,
dismantle, and then leave the site as undetected as
possible.

Light Up Ninja②Nightscape Watching Tours In contrast to the city
walking tours, night watching tours are extended trips,
sometimes taking the Lighting Detectives to foreigncountries to study the nightscapeas of various places.
Previous night watching tours have included such locations
as: Amusement City, Las Vegas, illuminated chrysanthemum
greenhouses of the Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Pref., andSingapore and Honk Kong Christmas Illuminations.

Nightscape Watching Tours③Children Workshop
Starting from an early age, we want to be involved in the
education of the younger generation on the culture of light.
Through play and real experiences children can discoverendless possibilities with light and its equally importantother half, dark.

Children Workshop

3. Activity
3-4 Citizen Participation Events

Light Up Ninja Shinagawa
There were 60 attendees including sponsors, staffs,
lighting detective members and local people. In drizzling,
we started shooting light to Chinju Bridge, Ebara Shrine
and Tenjin Sento from 5:30 PM for three hours andended dramatically with frame of candle and fireworks
which highlighted Chinju Bridge.

Light Up Ninja in Singapore 2005
At the park entrance Lighting Detective Leader, Kaoru
Mende, started the countdown and projection of theLight Up Ninja logo to start off the night’s event. People
were coming and going from the park, all wondering
what the gather and fuss was about. Team members
explain their design concepts to attentive listeners,
guiding them through the park to the other illuminations.
Famous for their blue bottled gin, Bombay Sapphire
donated a martini bar for this one‐night event and theentire park was transformed into a lounge. Cheers to thelong, hard work and passionate Light Up Ninja
participants!

3. Activity
3-4 Citizen Participation Event

Children’s Workshop in Yokohama, 2010
This children's‐based workshop was held at a local elementary
school in Yokohama, Japan as a tool to teach children aboutlight and dark through real experiences. After a short
introduction, the children first experienced complete darkness,with only their five senses to navigate their surroundings. In thedarkness, different light sources, such as laser beams, candle
light, incandescent lamps, halogen lamps, fluorescent lamps,
LEDs were gradually introduced for the children to compare andcontrast. Lastly, the children crafted a simple LED lantern fromrecycled water bottles.

90 Students, 8 or 9 years oldChildren’s Workshop in Shingapore, 2005
What kind of lighting event would be most intriguing for 30
children ages 4 to 10 years old? We tried to prepare aninteresting, but simple event that would make light fun. The
event came to center on hand‐made lanterns by the children.
After completion, the lanterns would be set around the garden
for the children to experience the softly growing light in a dark
environment. We also planned to use flashlights to light up
different trees on a night stroll through the garden.

30 Students, 4 to 10 years old

3. Activity
3-5 Promotional Activities
In order to promote and publicize Lighting Detectives
activities, we work on publishing our fieldwork research
results in the media, through magazines, books, TV and radio.

TV

RADIO

■Lighting Detectives in NightscapeTown – Hakodate, Hokkaido
NHK,1998■Takeshino Daredemo Picasso
TV TOKYO ,1997■Rasing Sun
NHK BS-hi, 2011

■J-WAVE FM, 2008

BOOKS
■ You to can be a Lighting
Detective!
Nikkei Business Publications
1998■Lighting Detectives
SD Special Issue #23
Kajima Publishing
1991-1993■Transnational Lighting Detectives
Kajima Publishing
2004

MAGAZINES■”Lighting Detective Urban Lighting in the World”
Landscape Design Magazine
Marumo Publishing 18 serial contributions
1994-1999■ “Lighting Michelin”
Shitsunai Magazine 24 serial contributions
1997-1998■” Lighting and Life – from the Lighting Detectives Notebook”
LIVING DESIGN Magazine
Living Design Center, serial contributions
Published bi-monthly from 2002-

3. Activity
3-6 Information Exchange

The Lighting Detectives regularly publish a newsletter called
Tanteidan Tsushin. Various club activities and special events
are reported here and on our local Tokyo website.
http://shomei‐tanteidan.org
The Transnational Lighting Detectives also manage a TNT
website which began with the inception of this global
network and has been renewed several times since.
http://tnt‐lightingdetectives.org
Publication of Lighting Detectives News

Transnational Lighting Detectives WEB
http://www.tnt-lighting.detectives.org

The TNT core members regularly interact throughemail and video conference and gather once a year at theTransnational Tanteidan Forum. The first international
lecture and symposium was organized and held in
December 2002 in Tokyo. The TNT Forum is now an annual
networking event for the Transnational Lighting Detective to
exchange information and learn about other lighting cultures.

Lighting Detectives WEB
http://www.lighting.co.jp/tanteidan/4. Forum
4-1 What is the TNT Forum?
The Transnational Tanteidan Forum is an annualinternational event where TNT core members from aroundthe world gather in a host city to discuss the local lighting
culture. The first forum was held in Tokyo in 2002, with thevenue treking its around the globe to the 8th annual TNT
Forum in Beijing in 2010.
Depending on the host city the forum menu is subject tochange and always open to suggestions. Below are somemenu selections.
Main Menu:
1. Lecture and / or symposium
2. Exhibition
3. Night City Tour
Sub Menu:
4. City Survey Practice
5. Workshop
6. Light Up Ninja / Peformance
Around the world and from place to place unique lighting
and local cultures are waiting to be discovered. The TNT
core members are rich in lighting experiences and experts intheir fields. We would like to continue to use the TNT
Forum as a platform to discuss and think about the lightingof tomorrow with the rest of the world.

4. Forum
4-2 Past Records

No.

Year

Venue

Theme

1

2002 Dec. Tokyo, Japan

Regional Lighting

2

2003 Aug. Stockholm, Sweden

Residential Neighborhood Lighting

32004 Sep.

2006 Singapore
Hamburg, Germany Forum Lighting for Daily Transportation Facilities42005 Sep.

New York, USA

52006 Nov. Singapore, Singapore

Façade Lighting

62007 Dec. Copenhagen, Denmark

PARKS, PLAZA and PROMENADES

7

2008 Sep.

Belgrade, Serbia

Lighting Identity of Cities82009 Sep.

Beijing, China
Enjoy Lightingwith Ecology
2005 New York ForumForm

92010 Nov. Luzern, Switzerland

Associate Member Meeting102011 Dec. Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok Lighting Identity

Main Street Lighting

2007 Copenhagen194. Forum
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2002 Tokyo Forum
Theme: Regional Lighting
Program : Symposium
Venue : Tokyo Design Center4. Forum
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2003 Stockholm Forum
Theme: Residential Neighborhood Lighting
Program : Symposium
Venue : Haninge Centrum

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2004 Hamburg Forum
Theme: Lighting for Daily Transportation Facilities
Program : City Tour, Symposium
Venue : Freie Akademie der Kunste

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2005 New York Forum
Theme: Main Street Lighting
Program : City Tour, Symposium
Venue : AIA Center for Architecture

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2006 Singapore Forum
Theme: Façade Lighting
Program : City Tour, Workshop, Exhibition, Symposium
Venue : URA center4. Forum
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2007 Copenhagen Forum
Theme: PARKS, PLAZA and PROMENADES
Program : City Tour, Symposium, Exhibition
Venue : Royal Acadamy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen4. Forum
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2008 Belgrade
Theme: Lighting Identity of Cities
Program : City tour, Lecture, Workshop, City Survey, Exhibition, Symposium
Venue :Faculty of Architecture, Buissines Center Usce, Magacin u Kraljevica Marka4. Forum2009 Beijing Forum
Theme: Enjoy Lighting with Ecology
Program : City Tour, City Survey, Workshop, Presentation, Symposium
Venue : Central Academy of Art, GuoZiJian

4-2 Past Records

5. Contact

Headquarters of Transnational Lighting Detectives located;
5‐28‐10, Jingumae, Shibuya‐ku, Tokyo 150‐0001, Japan
Tel; +81‐(0)3‐5469‐1022 Fax; +81‐(0)3‐5469‐1023
http://tnt‐lightingdetectives.org

For queries and member application, please contact;
Noriko HIGASHI
office@tnt‐lightingdetectives.org