In 2001, for their 20th anniversary issue Metropolis magazine’s back page featured several architects’ and designers’ quick visions for...

Nightwalking, A Nocturnal History of London, by Matthew Beaumont. The book arrived bedside and surely it “…shines a light on the shadowy...

Do you read? Here, this list is for you: publications on urban design, historical light, stories of sleep, nocturnal narratives, the...

Here, the Arup description: “In the past, the attitude of ‘the more light the better’ has led to a general abundance of light, especially...

City Light Guide, a free mobile app by Philips has just been released. Link to Android City Light Guide  &  Apple City Light Guide apps...

Municipal Art Society’s “Jane’s Walk” West Village, May 5th 2012,was fun and invigorating. I was the “official” photographer and took my...

A launch to the season of golden slanting sun and naturally tinting leaves, here is a seasonal selection of commentaries voted the best...

Visual memories of December 2010 are clothed in a vapor of magenta pink. During the famous ‘Fête des Lumières‘ in December 2010, Philips...

I was thrilled to receive a message from Dietrich Neumann, whose “Architecture of the Night” has inspired so many. He indicated that he...

Less than one year after the contract was awarded, Light Projects’ illumination and color design for Louisville’s 2nd Street Bridge and...

Comment> A renowned lighting designer takes a walk in the dark in search of illumination (Full text and images link) In October 2010 my...

In the evening Washington D.C. NW is a monochromatic blend of light. People are the action. The shifting interplay of nighttime dark and...

We arrived on a cold, turbulently windy day.  Snug and dry in the Admiral Hotel a converted waterfront warehouse, we fell asleep to the...

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...

Born to go to Mexico City, “La Capital” Leni aspired to Mexicana status, here pictured in red dress with Aztec-inspired embroidery...

LightMapping NYC is intended to provide the New York City lighting design community with a forum to consider the current, past and future...

The urban nighttime environment is a dark canvas that humans have created – our previously daytime oriented “clocks” have been extended...

Elevated tracks at Queens Plaza, NYC - repainting begins The groundbreaking ceremony for Queens Plaza was hot, the traffic non-stop and...

July 19 — Washington Square park Walking home, in the warm breezes of this summer’s evening — Washington Square Park is alive! It seems...