Designing sensory environments: Lighting, acoustics and colour in practice
A cross-disciplinary discussion exploring how lighting, acoustics, and colour combine to shape human experience in the built environment. Rather than treating these elements separately, the session focuses on how they interact in real spaces - reinforcing, conflicting, or compounding one another — and how designers can create environments that better support comfort, clarity, and wellbeing.
· Gain a clear understanding of how lighting, acoustics, and colour interact to shape overall spatial experience
· An insight into common design pitfalls when sensory elements are considered in isolation
· Practical strategies for reducing sensory overload and improving comfort in real-world spaces
· A more integrated approach to evaluating and improving built environments for human wellbeing
