On the evening of May 16th, coinciding with International Day of Light, a luminous ribbon composed of 16,000 LED lights shimmered brilliantly in the courtyard of Building B at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. A spectacular audiovisual feast, showcasing the interplay of architecture, technology, and design, was unveiled, adding a splendid chapter to Tongji University's 118th anniversary celebrations.

This Synesthetic Sound and Light: Audio-Visual CAUP exhibition and evaluation event for assignments from the Architectural Physical Lighting Environment course demonstrated the innovative exploration of light and space by over 120 architecture students. They transformed sound signals into control commands, integrating functions such as music, gesture, and positional interactions to achieve dynamic responses with lighting, realizing synchronous auditory and visual interactions. Through logical algorithms and parameter control, they meticulously designed personalized dynamic and sound-controlled lighting patterns, making the sound-light interaction more vivid, diverse, and artistically expressive.

The event invited 34 experts as judges, including faculties from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University, stage design faculty from Shanghai Theatre Academy, and numerous distinguished guests from the domestic lighting industry. Additionally, experts from the Lighting Design Committee of the Shanghai Illuminating Engineering Society attended for observation and guidance.

Professor Hao Luoxi, the course leader, elaborated on the content and significance of the architectural physical lighting environment course assignments: Through in-depth study and understanding of acoustics and optics, 20 student groups completed their unique sound-light interactive designs, exploring the technological and artistic aspects of multi-sensory artistic expression. This process honed the students' innovative, practical, and teamwork abilities, laying a solid foundation for their future professional development.

During the event, special guest professor Qian Feng's saxophone performance of Stars and Professor Hao Luoxi's flute rendition of Daylily Flowers paid tribute to the outstanding contributions of Professors Wang Jiqing and Yang Gongxia in the fields of acoustics and optics.