Lighting Atmospheres Design

The Advanced Studies Course in Lighting Atmospheres Design: Light and Space (15 ECTS) is designed for professionals wishing to specialize in lighting applied to interior and urban environments. The program trains students to use light as a spatial, expressive, and emotional tool, combining architecture, art, and technology to create atmospheres with identity, sustainability, and alignment with contemporary lighting design needs.

This course is offered in collaboration with CICAT (Catalonia Lighting Cluster), integrating current industry insights, emerging trends, and direct experience from specialized companies. This industry connection ensures practical, market-oriented training, providing essential skills to design, analyze, and manage lighting projects across various spaces. 

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→ From 3 March to 23 July 2026
→ Tuesday and Thursday, 4pm to 8pm 
→ On-site – 15 ECTS 
→ €2,295 
→ Registration open

This course, together with the Lighting Product Design programme, is part of the Advanced Diploma in Lighting Design: Product and Space at Eina. 

Who is it aimed at? 

This specialization diploma is aimed at designers, architects, interior designers, and spatial professionals seeking to deepen their expertise in lighting applied to interior, architectural, and urban spaces.

The program is ideal for professionals with prior experience in design, architecture, or visual arts, wishing to specialize in light as a project, expressive, and atmospheric tool.

It is also open to recent graduates and professionals from other disciplines motivated to enter the field of lighting, gaining skills to professionalize in lighting design through practical project-based learning, masterclasses, and technical visits. 

What You Will Learn 

You will learn to design and manage light in interior and exterior spaces, combining technical, creative, and perceptual criteria. The program covers the physical and emotional fundamentals of light, its relationship with architecture and visual behavior, and the tools needed to create coherent, sustainable, and expressive atmospheres.

You will work with layers of light, spatial narrative, and the structure of a professional lighting project from conceptual design to execution. You will learn about stage, museum, architectural, and urban lighting, as well as efficiency, comfort, and sustainability criteria applied to the night environment.

You will also master representation, calculation, and lighting simulation tools to validate proposals, and participate in workshops and technical visits connecting you with industry-leading companies and professionals. 

Methodology 

• Theoretical classes for conceptual and technical foundations. 
• Practical workshops with real or simulated projects and collaboration with companies. 
• Masterclasses by leading professionals. 
• Projects with presentation and defense before experts. 
• Internships at companies (optional and extracurricular; validated according to program path and company availability). 

Professional Opportunities 

Students of the Advanced Studies Course in Lighting Atmospheres Design: Light and Space can advance their careers in industry companies or through their own professional initiatives. The program integrates technical knowledge, creative sensitivity, and strategic vision of lighting design. It prepares students to work as lighting designers specialized in spaces, capable of conceiving robust, sensitive projects aligned with contemporary design and architecture needs.

Professional opportunities include lighting designer, technical consultant, entrepreneurship, as well as teaching or research roles. These profiles work on creating atmospheres and lighting experiences, developing innovative and sustainable solutions, integrating technology and regulations, and collaborating in multidisciplinary teams. 

Teaching Staff 

The Advanced Studies Course in Lighting Atmospheres Design: Light and Space is taught by active professionals and industry leaders in design and lighting technology. Coordinated by CICAT (Catalonia Lighting Cluster), the program connects with companies for current, applied training.

Some distinguished professionals: Sophya Acosta, Anna Alcubierre (PhD), Toni Arola, Marc Ballbé, Jordi Ballesta, Alberto Barberà, Ainara Bilbao (PhD), Marta Florensa, Laura Grau, Nicolás Machado, Michela Mezzavila, Jordi Moya, Àfrica Sabé, Rebeca Sanchez.

Partner companies: Anoche iluminación, Artec, Asselum, Benito Urban, Difusiona, ERCO, Faro, Frepi, iGuzzini, ILM Barcelona, LAMP, LED & Components Expert, LedsC4, Leds Control, Leds Factory, LKL Design Hub, MMAS Lighting, Nexia, Protopixel, Santa & Cole, Simon, Urbidermis, XAL.

A multidisciplinary team combining experience, innovation, and a contemporary vision of lighting design. 

Curriculum of Lighting Atmospheres Design: Light and Space 

Foundations and Languages of Light in Space (3 ECTS) 
This module introduces light as a key element in spatial perception and construction. Through theory and practical exercises, students explore the physical, perceptual, and historical bases of architectural lighting. Light’s role in shaping volume, creating atmosphere, and giving narrative meaning to spaces is studied, along with project-specific methodologies and tools. Sessions include graphic representation and technical visits. 

Inhabiting Light (3 ECTS) 
This module deepens the study of light in interior spaces, analyzing it as a tool to generate atmosphere, functionality, and visual comfort. Students learn to relate light to space use, typology, and character, employing materials, surfaces, and calculation tools as design resources. The approach balances perceptual sensitivity and technical criteria. 

Languages of Light (3 ECTS) 
Analyzes the expressive and artistic dimension of light through stage, museum, and installation references. The goal is to understand light as a language capable of generating emotion, narrative, and meaning. Students develop their own criteria for applying these principles to architectural or experimental projects. 

Light and City: Identity and Sustainability (3 ECTS) 
This module addresses public and urban space lighting as a tool to build identity, enhance safety, and improve environmental quality. Technical, regulatory, and environmental criteria are studied, emphasizing light pollution and night sky preservation. Students develop a critical, sustainable perspective on urban light, considering wellbeing, landscape, and biodiversity. 

Light and Future: Wellbeing, Health, and Environmental Awareness (3 ECTS) 
The final module reflects on the relationship between light, health, and wellbeing, and its impact on daily life. Human Centric Lighting principles and the biological and psychological effects of light are studied. Emerging trends balancing technology, emotion, and environmental responsibility are explored. Culminates with a transversal project synthesizing all acquired learning, opening new professional perspectives in an evolving sector.