Julle Oksanen and architect Professor Dr. Hannu Tikka are part of Group X, a focus group at the Department of Architecture at Aalto University. They form a "Light & Space Academy," part of the Finnish Mobile University, arranging traveling educational activities in the USA, Asia and Europe. Julle Oksanen graduated with a PhD from the Department of Architecture, Aalto University. He researches the relationship between light pollution, Darkness Design, architecture and biodiversity.
Before his work in Darkness Design, he spent more than 30 years as a lighting and fixture designer, and his company, Julle Oksanen Lighting Design Ltd., has carried out diverse projects that included a cathedral, amphitheater, airport, city centers, office buildings, etc., in the United States, Europe and Asia. He has also designed luminaires for international manufacturers, both custom and for standard production. In addition to his PhD from Aalto University, he has a Master of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from
