Get ready for Lumiere London: the biggest-ever light festival to hit the capital. Produced by Artichoke and supported by the Mayor of London, for four evenings in January a host of international artists will illuminate the city from 6:30pm to 10:30pm each night. See iconic architecture transformed with 3D projections, interactive installations and other extraordinary […]Continue Reading
ArchivesCategory: facade lighting
09NovFestival Glow (+video)
This season of lighting festival continues in Eindhoven this week. http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/en/glow-projects Last year Glow Festival in video. Continue Reading
26OctTurn the World #UNBlue.
To help mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, more than 350 iconic monuments, buildings, landscapes, museums, bridges, and other landmarks in more than 85 countries across the globe were lit up blue – the official colour of the United Nations – on UN Day, 24 October 2015.Continue Reading
13DecPHILLIP K SMITH III : Lucid Stead
By Phillip K. Smith III #/phillipksmithIII http://royaleprojects.com/lucid-stead#/i/3 PHILLIP K SMITH III : Lucid Stead On the weekend of October 12th in Joshua Tree, California, artist Phillip K Smith III revealed his light based project, Lucid Stead. What was expected to be a two day event for a handful of viewers, turned into over 400 people making […]Continue Reading
13DecScreen City Festival in Norway
#/screencityfestival http://www.screencity.no/ #/Bordos.ArtWorks Screen City Festival October 25-27th 2013 Stavanger/Sandnes, Norway Shaping Public Space. Moving Cityscapes The Screen City festival is dedicated to the moving image presented in public spaces, on the city’s facades, shop windows and urban venues enlightening and changing the vision of the urban context of Stavanger. It will take place for the […]Continue Reading
12NovStaro Riga 2013 Festival of Light – pre-warm up (+video update)
Taken at http://www.staroriga.lv/013/category/programma/ Hey, latvians, don’t you miss this! This year on 15-18th of November. Here you can see, what to expect from this weekend in Riga. Video update: Continue Reading
30AugSouthwark and Blackfriars Bridges, London – with Schreder Company
http://www.schreder.com/be-en/Projects/Pages/BlackfriarsBridge-SouthwarkLondon.aspx?pageNumber=1 Products: NEOS LED As part of the new permanent lighting installation for London’s downstream bridges, Southwark and Blackfriars bridges have been lit with stunning colour change effects. Part funded by the GLA, and based on a design by the City of London’s lighting and engineering department, the two bridges feature two colours at a […]Continue Reading
22AugFacade lighting of Colosseo Quadrato in Rome, Italy.
Photos from Flickr.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_della_Civilt%C3%A0_Italiana The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro or simply the Colosseo Quadrato(Square Colosseum), is an icon of Fascist architecture. It lies in the district of Rome known as the Esposizione Universale Roma(also known as ‘E.42’ and ‘EUR’). It is particularly symbolic of this district, exemplifying its monumentality. The Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana […]Continue Reading
02AugLightRails by Bill Fitzgibbons
http://www.contemporist.com/2013/08/01/lightrails-by-bill-fitzgibbons/ http://www.architectmagazine.com/projects/view/lightrails/2854/ #/bill.fitzgibbons.3 “LightRails” is an architectural light sculpture by artist Bill FitzGibbons. This artwork is installed in a 1931 Art Deco railroad underpass. Downtown Birmingham is in the midst of a city center revitalization and “LightChannels” is an important gateway between the heart of downtown and the new urban park (Railroad Park) located just […]Continue Reading
10JulVivid Sydney Light Festival 2013 in pictures
#/vividsydney http://www.vividsydney.com/ Sydney were once again transformed into a spectacular canvas of light, music and ideas when Vivid Sydney takes over the city after dark from 24 May – 10 June 2013. Colouring the city with creativity and inspiration, Vivid Sydney highlights include the hugely popular immersive light installations and projections; performances from local and […]Continue Reading