When it comes to lighting, less is more

Patricia Yanez on designing considerate lighting for a luxury Red Sea resort

- Patricia Yanez

As the director of lighting design at The Red Sea project I've been leading a team to put together a unique set of guidelines to keep our night skies pristine. We're building a luxury tourism destination and developing a number of hotels along the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia, as one of the country's Giga Projects. Right from the start of the project, we've set out to minimise light pollution as part of a wider set of environmental preservation measures.