24|REPORTAJE Sección general del proyecto. “Light is so powerful that it can differentiate classrooms that are equal in proportions and materials to such an extent that they appear to be completely different”. Williams. There were rooms in which things disappeared and lost their meaning”. She offers solutions but they are too rudimentary: “The blinking effect can be reduced if an old fashion lamp, with an incandescent light bulb, is placed on the person’s desk”. “Bad lighting can be very troubling. Cows and pigs refuse to go into dark places, but if a lamp is placed to illuminate the entrance to a hallway, they will venture in.( ...) In a similar way, autistic people are like scared animals in a world plagued by dangerous predators (...) Fear is a dominant feeling in autism”. Materialized lighting This projects has brought us an awareness of the importance of lighting for the human being. In is not a project that starts in volumetric and in second instance takes care of lighting, it is a project that starts from the concept of light as a shaper of a space. It has been shown that the different sources of light, according to their geometry, direction and materials, can determine different uses. Light is so powerful that it can differentiate classrooms that are equal in proportions and materials to such an extent that they appear to be completely different, as was the case in the two classrooms that were compared. Good lighting could make a huge difference in the life of autistic people by reducing stress, crises and fear. Therefore, the next step of this project could be finding an artificial light that would come as close as possible to natural light. It could be Oled panels with light regulator and color temperature simulating natural light. The proposal for a school for autistic people is based on a series of testimonies from different people related to the world of autism. Much more remains to be studied and many interrogatives have to be answered: Could tailor-made lighting neutralize the fears of autistic people? Could it facilitate their insertion into the real world? In short, could light deliver them from their private darkness? REFERENCES · Pensar con imágenes, mi vida con el autismo. Temple Grandin. 2006 · The world needs all kind of minds. Interview with Temple Grandin en www.ted.com/talks · Designing for Autism: Lighting, www.archdaily.com/ · Building Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, 1997, de Peter Zumthor . www.autismo.org.es