2017, the start of an innovation platform called SWING LE LAB (SMART Wall Engineering), supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, Lyon metropole, the city of Oullins and a multitude of private enterprises. The objective was to open and to energize a pole research, of demonstration and development of new construction materials, software, video projectors, light transmitters, solar batteries, energy storage, audio materials, image creators and new technologies… These innovations are destined to build, to put into light, to dress, to beautify, to live differently, more intensely all types of vertical spaces, interior and exterior.

2014, strongly encouraged by the City Council, the team and persons responsible for the Lyon Lights Festival, Gilbert Couture, retired from the CitéCréation, starts on the most renowned spectacle of this festival, the one on Place des Terreaux. He gathers around him a troop of creators : The experienced producer Laurent Lhuillery, the talented visual designers from the studio BK France, around Etienne Guiol, all graduated from the prestigious Emile Cohl School. For technical mapping, Théoriz. On the music side, Erwann Chandon and Flavien Taulelle. For his part, he writes the scenario, creates and takes charge of the artistic direction of the spectacle, called « Lyon, Terre aux Lumières », which receives a phenomenal success with more than 900 000 enthusiastic spectators, during 5 evenings ! During all these nights of showing, he receives a multitude of demands for the creation of light shows, in France and abroad, bringing his new adventure into a fulgurant, unexpected, pleasant development. In order to satisfy all these various orders, Gilbert Coudène creates a new company « LES ALLUMEURS DE RÊVES ».

2013, during the festivities of December 8th, just for fun, Gilbert Coudène, proposes to the city of Lyon to create a light show on the famous « Fresque des Lyonnais ». This mural artwork had been realized in 1995, by the Cité de la Création, and he had been the project manager. With Laurent Lhuillery, Etienne Guiol and young designers, they chose to place in the center of this light show, animated drawings and colors paced on the Fresco. This new artistic look obtains a great success from the public and professionals and the super trophy of lights / Partners rewards this spectacle « DESSINE-MOI DES LUMIÈRES ».

1978, slamming the doors of Beaux Arts de Lyon, Gilbert Coudène and some 3rd year students co-found the studio POPULART which will becomes the cooperative Cité de la Création, then CITÉCRÉATION. After spending many months in the popular neighborhood of Tepito, in the heart of Mexico and thirty or so frescos produced with the group Arte Aça, back to France, this Lyonnais studio specialists in Urban mural paintings, reflecting their creed « Wall is the skin of its citizens ». 33 years later, after 650 painted murals realized all over the world, comes the time for the passage of knowledge: In October 2011, Gilbert Coudène brings together CitéCréation and the famous Emile Cohl school of Design to cofound EcohlCité, the first higher education establishment in mural ART. He becomes co-director with his long time friend of 35 years, Philippe Rivière, the founder and director of the prestigious Emile Cohl School.