(France) – What will the cities of tomorrow look like? PLDC is calling individual lighting designers, architects and engineers as well as interdisciplinary teams to action.

Ideas and projects that will help define the future of urban lighting can now be submitted for the International Design Ideas Competition 2017.

The ten best submissions of creative and intelligent solutions to support and enhance social life in cities will be showcased during the Professional Lighting Design Week from 27 October – 05 November, 2017 in designated showrooms in Paris.

Prizes of €5,000, €3 and €1,500 will be awarded to the overall best three and their names announced at the PLDC Gala Dinner on 4 November, 2017.

The competition is global and open to everyone. The comprehensive Call for Entries can be downloaded free-of-charge here. The fee to enter the Design Ideas competition is €75 per submission (student fee €35 + student ID).

All entries must be registered using the registration form by 31 March, 2017. The submission date for the design competition documents is 15 May, 2017. By this date, all documents must have been uploaded.

www.pld-c.com/competition