64|A FONDO “The light and lighting play a fundamental role in creating the atmosphere which produces the appropriate satisfaction, allow the relations and communications, causing the desired perception of space and architecture and cause proper sen- se of well being and security.” mechanisms, designed to reproduce portions of a culture in simulated com- mercial forms. But with a great novelty, malls are private property and establish their own rules. The appearance of public space is just that, appearance (benches, trees, paths, are an adorable props). The cultural activity that takes place in them is instrumental with respect to its main objective: the commodification of life experiences through the purchase of goods and entertainment. Thus, in our society, malls acquire a new competitive dimension with the aim of accessing new forms of cultural production and commodification of life experiences. In this context it is easy and immediate to place the essential role of light and lighting, light as a basic means to permit viewing and lighting as a tool to create the visual appropriate environment to the objectives of the center. Light and lighting play a fundamental role in creating the atmosphere which produces the appropriate satisfaction, allow the relations and communications, causing the desired perception of space and architecture and cause proper sense of well being and security. Point, line and area OWe thus return to the relational cha- racter of light on geometry and refer to the concepts: point, line, area. The image of the point acquires two senses in the context of the malls, first in its micro aspect refers us to stop, to pause, to physical and temporal cir- cumstances devoted solely to an action. The focus and emphasis of particular points of attention is a prime example of this type. The creation of environments of relaxation-rest and or pause also responds to a timely criterion causing attention by contrast. In its macro aspect the point takes a dimension which encompasses the cen- ter as itself, as this only serves to beco- me a huge point which wants to become