Lighting Design

New Lighting Products for Fall 2024

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:07:53 -0400

This selection of luminaries combines form and function.

New Lighting Products for Spring 2024

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:04:23 -0400

Advances in technology bring greater flexibility and efficiency to lighting design.

Leo Villareal Punctuates Tokyo's Toranomon Hills Station Tower with Dynamic Illumination

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:05:00 -0500

The 126-foot-long light installation on the underside of the project's sky bridge encourages connection to the cosmos.

Subtle Moves with Outsize Impact—Day and Night—Enhance Japan’s Tallest Building

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:04:00 -0500

L'Observatoire International's lighting scheme for the Pelli Clarke & Partners–designed Mori JP Tower employs curves, lines, and gradients to elegant effect.

Hangzhou Century Center's Lighting Array Embraces Spectacle

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:03:00 -0500

Six thousand LEDs illuminate this SOM–designed tower, emphasizing its sweeping facade.

Continuing Education: Daylighting in Museums

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Skillful daylighting enhances the experiential qualities of museums while showcasing and preserving art.

A Glass-Enclosed Entry for a Chicago Office Tower Eschews Glare

jim@jamesgauer.com (James Gauer) — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:31:08 -0400

One Lux Studio worked with Goettsch Partners to design a lighting scheme that creates a luminous backdrop for the city.

A+I and Lighting Workshop Rejuvanate the Lobby of Penn 1

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:58:48 -0400

The entry to the 57-story office tower is reimagined as a social hub.

Euroluce 2023 Exemplified the Best in Today's New and Future Lighting Trends

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:05:00 -0400

Lighting was once again showcased in Milan with the return of Euroluce after a four-year absence, illuminating trends from both Fiera Milano and the Fuorisalone events.

Young Projects and The SEED Craft an Illuminating Space for Galaxy Digital in Lower Manhattan

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

The 2020 Record Design Vanguard firm and fellow Brooklyn-based lighting studio were tapped to build the technology company's new headquarters in Battery Park City.

Illuminating Trends: New Lighting Products for Winter 2023

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:02:00 -0500

These new lighting systems and fixtures were designed for a variety of building needs and aesthetics.

Lighting Design Firm 8’8” Illuminates the Renewed Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 09:45:53 -0500

Joining L’Atelier Gaudin Architectes, the firm developed countless solutions for the historic Paris institution that range from the spectacular to the discreet.

In a New York Office Building, Loisos + Ubbelohde’s Fiber-Optic Sculpture Glows with the Light of the Sun

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:45:00 -0500

The 208-foot-long light sculpture extends through the 15-story space, illuminating it with sunlight captured from the roof—not electricity.

Lighting Projects 2022

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:05:00 -0500

The creative programs of two urban schools—one in Manchester, UK, the other in Los Angeles—are illuminated through the bold use of materials and technology.

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio Brightens the Profile of Manchester Metropolitan University's School of Digital Art

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:04:00 -0500

A new purpose-built structure features a dynamic canvas for state-of-the-art programming that broadcasts the activities of the creative school, dubbed SODA.

SOM's School of Film and Television and Drollinger Family Stage Shine at Loyola Marymount University

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:03:00 -0500

Working with Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, the architects established a pair of luminous additions for performing arts students.

Gio Tirotto Recreates the Aura of Daylight in a Below-Grade Milan Office

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Sophisticated luminaires provide the illusion of skylights in an underground showroom.

At Its Studio, AHMM Sheds Light Into a Deep, Bunker-Like Space

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Skylights and digitally controlled circadian rhythm lighting help mitigate the lack of daylight in a cavernous basement.

A Berlin Subway Station Illuminates the Daily Commute for Local Travelers

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Collignon Architektur and LKL, the lighting design team of a new underground stop in the city center, avoid shadow and dark zones with radiant results.

Below the Surface: Transforming Underground Spaces Through Human-Centric Lighting

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:10:00 -0400

A trio of schemes creates well-lit, occupant-friendly environments in challenging window-less spaces.

Snapshot: Luminous New Star on Sagrada Família's Tower of the Virgin Mary by LKL

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -0400

Illuminated by the German lighting design firm's Barcelona hub, the 12-pointed steel-and-glass star was installed atop the tower at Antoni Gaudí’s basilica.

TQL Stadium by Populous

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400

FC Cincinnati's home base radiates with the energy of the city's Major League Soccer fans through light and motion video.

BIO4 Power Plant by Gottlieb Paludan and Speirs Major

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0500

A luminous, animated facade of suspended Eucalyptus tree trunks celebrates the renewable energy source of this Danish wood-fueled power plant.

Le Monde Media Plaza by Snøhetta and SRA Architects with BOA Light Studio

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500

A precise, subtle scheme by BOA Light Studio enlivens a public plaza beneath the Le Monde Headquarters building in Paris.

New Lighting Products for November 2021

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

These fixtures are narrowing the gap between architectural and decorative lighting.

Vela by PARTISANS

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0500

PARTISANS employs a constellation of light at this Toronto restaurant to enchant diners and neatly contain the room's inconsistencies.

New Lighting Products for Summer 2021

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

These luminaires and systems present welcome variations on existing forms and technologies.

PG&E Electrical Substations by Stanley Saitowitz and Natoma Architects

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Stanley Saitowitz conceals a pair of electrical substations with glowing public spaces.

New Lighting Products for Spring 2021

Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

The season moves forward with new luminaire designs that emphasize softness, subtlety, or nature.

Oculum by gon architects and Oliva Iluminación

Mon, 10 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

A newly remodeled ophthalmologist's lobby replicates daylight and circadian rhythm with LEDs.