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Dark city: Mark Major at TEDxSydney 2014

4,776 views · Published 8 June 2014 · 12:47 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this illuminating talk Mark Major shows why, with urban lighting, often less is more.

Mark Major is an architect and lighting designer and a Director of the award-winning international practice Speirs + Major.  He has worked on a wide range of projects including lighting masterplans, public realm and building projects.  He lectures around the world and contributes articles on lighting to various magazines.  He co-authored the best-selling book 'Made of Light -- The Art of Light and Architecture'. He was created a Royal Designer for Industry in 2012.

TEDxSydney is an independently organised event licensed from TED by longtime TEDster, Remo Giuffré (REMO General Store) and organised by his General Thinking network of fellow thinkers and other long time collaborators.

TEDxSydney has become the leading platform and pipeline for the propagation of Australian ideas, creativity, innovation and culture to the rest of the world.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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