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Light: Power, Inspire, Play
Into darkness, the artistry of light proclaims a special power to inspire and play...to encourage the best proclivities of our built...
Urban Braids in Progress in Flatbush Brooklyn
On June 3, 4, and 5 Chris and I spent midnight work shifts so common for urban lighting. This time supervising prepared string and rope...
Inspiring Invitations & Introductions: Meet Light Projects' Exceptional New Project Manager!
JOIN US! For the Newkirk Plaza Art Launch For the first time, visitors will experience Hands of the Sun on view in the...
The Evolution of Community Engagement- where are we now?
Community Engagement: Beyond the Survey A 2-Way Street What is your view about community participation in public space design? Community...
Envisioning Community Engagement in Smart Lighting Design
The 8th International Light Symposium: Re-thinking Lighting Design in a Sustainable Future in Copenhagen, Denmark, met in September 2022....
Bridging the Gap Between the Sun and Moon, No Special Glasses Needed
The solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 brought the sun and moon’s powerful relationship to the fore. That day their universal relationship...
Introducing Placemaking After Dark
NightSeeing™ aims to transform cities into welcoming, inspiring, inclusive places...at night Are your planning efforts day-focused? What...
Nighttime Design Criteria: Placemaking After-dark
2023 update from Leni Schwendinger: I just returned from the Barcelona Smart City World Expo Congress. The premier Smart City conference...
Leni Schwendinger Makes a Lightscape of the Evening Streetery Scene Part 14 of 15 proposals to help
By Audrey Wachs Additional reporting by Sukjong Hong Intro by Leni Schwendinger I ❤️ the #NYC outdoor restaurants and worked on...
SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS 2023 in Barcelona, Spain
Nightseeing™ during the Smart City Expo was hosted by CICAT, the Catalan Lighting Cluster. Andrea Padre, CICAT Manager describes the...
Honoring a Beloved LSC Artwork: Leni Schwendinger’s A Spatial Portrait
For a generation, an innovative public art piece welcomed guests to Liberty Science Center. Here we preserve the legacy of the monumental...
Luminous Color Implementation
Iridescent Waves Beautiful lighting promotes a feeling of safety, care, and identity. The Queens Parking Garage and Community Space east...
The Essential, Invisible Night: Illuminating Cities for Essential Workers
The architectural and urban design professions are day-biased, even as night is a full 50% of the world’s time. My years of work as an...
NYCxDESIGN & LightFair Present
Future Directions for Urban Space at Night, a panel conversation exploring ways that urban lighting activates public space after dark....
Facets of Light
City planners, developers and design professionals regard evening and nighttime hours as critical for master planning, cultural diversity...
Urban Nighttime Design: Bridging the Gap Between Community and Technology
Nighttime experts and aficionados envision that public street lighting and private lighting will create a connective tissue that adapts...
6th Street Viaduct: is it a bridge or a place?
Proposed archway illumination envisaged real time traffic data displayed through tints and nature’s rhythms Significantly, LSLP was...
Join Uptown Flash -- a braided light extravaganza
Leni Schwendinger's art installation in Harlem - materials: D.I.Y. string lights and community engagement
Pilots by Night - have you tested? -
Light is a magical lever for community engagement Pilots, or trial demonstrations, are key to successful projects. Elizabeth Barrett...
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