Astronomy’s New Messengers: Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves
Free for New Yorkers of all ages: A fantastical collision of Art and Science to hear gravity firsthand. “Astronomy’s New Messengers:...
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Light Planning; Chinatown Little Italy Historic District
Light Planning and Community Involvement Official map of the Chinatown Little Italy Historic District boundaries The Chinatown Little...
Publicolor, Color is Energy
Imagine a non-profit’s gala fundraiser where the well-dressed and a population of dedicated black youth mingle with designers and artists...
Postal Mortem; Moynihan Station
March 18th 2010: Crains New York Business announced, Skidmore Owings & Merrill selected to design first phase of work to convert Farley...
SpectraScape Winter Morphs into Spring 3/20/2010
PUBLIC ART AT MAIN STREET GARDEN PARK WINTER LIGHTS CHANGE TO SPRING SpectraScape, the Public Art installation comprised of video bands...
Atlantic Avenue Tunnel; Vertical Layers of New York
Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway...
Accolades and Finales (and the Winter LightWalk)
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects’ recent projects win American Society of Landscape Architects awards. In the General Design Category HtO...
Ribbon Cutting! Video from Dallas Main Street Garden Park
Way back in November I had an opportunity to speak at the opening celebration for Main Street Garden Park in Dallas. Here, from our...
LYS – My Copenhagen Lighting Day
We arrived on a cold, turbulently windy day. Snug and dry in the Admiral Hotel a converted waterfront warehouse, we fell asleep to the...
Public Lighting Theory – developing the nexus of lighting and urban design
Are you a lighting designer or an artist?Are you a theorist or practitioner? These questions are bound to come up at the end of every...
Travel, Accolades and Openings
The past two months have been hectic, filled with travel, talks, awards, movies and a steady flow of work at Light Projects. It seems...
Mexico City; Las Calles y Luz de “La Capital”
Born to go to Mexico City, “La Capital” Leni aspired to Mexicana status, here pictured in red dress with Aztec-inspired embroidery...
Interview with Leni Schwendinger about SpectraScape
A discussion in two parts, with Kay Kallos, Dallas Public Art Program Manager, covers the inception and objectives of the integrated...
LightMapping NYC – Join the exploration of light and dark November 11-18
LightMapping NYC is intended to provide the New York City lighting design community with a forum to consider the current, past and future...
Public Lighting Walk With Leni… Video Shoot Preview
The urban nighttime environment is a dark canvas that humans have created – our previously daytime oriented “clocks” have been extended...
HTO Park, in Toronto, submitted for 2009 Toronto Urban Design Award
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects: Lighting Design Submissions were accepted in seven categories. The competition collected a total of 117...
Design Observer/Change Observer Debate: A Thousand Points on Light!
A Thousand Points on Light: Part I: A dark-sky activist and a celebrated designer discuss the best (if not the brightest) ways to light...
SpectraScape – an interactive, media artwork for Dallas Main Street Garden Park
Downtown central Dallas is being recast. Traditionally, the city center has been associated with such iconic non-residential structures...
Queens Plaza, New York City — Groundbreaking, August 3rd 2009
Elevated tracks at Queens Plaza, NYC - repainting begins The groundbreaking ceremony for Queens Plaza was hot, the traffic non-stop and...
dérive*: A Cultural Week in Manhattan – 090725
July 19 — Washington Square park Walking home, in the warm breezes of this summer’s evening — Washington Square Park is alive! It seems...
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