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...
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Leni Schwendinger
Jan 2, 20103 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 6, 20092 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 21, 20096 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 19, 20091 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Oct 4, 20092 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Sep 29, 20091 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Aug 11, 20092 min read
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Jul 13, 20093 min read
Guangzhou, China: A Growing, Glowing Trade of Light (a four-part series on China)
Guangzhou (广州市区) The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition and its concurrent Guangzhou International Lighting Technology...
Leni Schwendinger
Jul 13, 20093 min read
Hangzhou to Suzhou: From the Elegant (Grand Canal) to the Sublime (Lion Forest Garden)
Hangzhou (杭州市区) Today Hangzhou is an important cultural center in China. It was the capital of the Song Dynasty, starting 1127, for...
Leni Schwendinger
Jun 1, 20091 min read
Triple Bridge Gateway: Award and Lecture (June 4 – NYC)
Triple Bridge Gateway was honored by the Society For Environmental Graphic Design’s MERIT AWARD on May 30, 2009. To learn more, join Leni...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 19, 20091 min read
PUBLIC ART NEW YORK, a new guidebook, features Coney Island Parachute Jump illumination
Jean Parker Phifer, author and Francis Dzikowski, photographer have published a useful and inspiring guide to permanent public art in...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 19, 20092 min read
Italy: iGuzzini joins the race for LED street lighting
iGuzzini factory near Ancona, Italy The iGuzzini lighting factory is set near the Adriatic sea, tucked into a composition of small...
Leni Schwendinger
Mar 21, 20092 min read
2009 AIANY Design Awards include Brooklyn Museum’s Sackler Center; lighting design by Light Pr
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art Center, Brooklyn Museum; Photo by Aislinn Weidele/Polshek Partnership Architects After...
Leni Schwendinger
Feb 2, 20091 min read
Reclaiming the Dark Side of Town, an Underpass Becomes a Gateway
Triple Bridge Gateway unveils in Manhattan at Port Authority Bus Terminal, October 30, 2009: I had the pleasure of presenting Triple...
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