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Teatro Alla Scala, Milan

20 August 2010

As part of Milan’s Festival of Light, Mario Nanni created La Luce Della Musical: a visual and musical extravaganza projected onto the façade of Milan’s opera house.

Tibidabo, Barcelona

20 August 2010

Tibidabo is the first public space in Barcelona to be totally illuminated using LED fixtures

Emil Schumacher Museum, Hagen

20 August 2010

Lindemann Architects designed the three-storey Emil Schumacher Museum in Hagen as a concrete structure within a glass cube.

Leighton House Arab Hall

Victorian values

19 August 2010 | By Francis Pearce

When Lord Leighton installed electric light in 1895 it was state of the art. So when his home, now a museum, was faithfully restored it made sense to recreate the lighting conditions he enjoyed.

Twilight

Snaking through darkness

19 August 2010

Bruce Munro’s Twilight installation at London Zoo – a snaking cascade of light in the Rainforest Building – brings the tropical rainforest to an empty stairwell.

Domino's Pizza lights up

18 August 2010

An exceptionally long Kalwall translucent wall is the dramatic feature of a new industrial building in Milton Keynes.

Telekom Bridge anchor shot

The Telekom Bridge conveys true lighting innovation

5 August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

The lighting concept of the newly built Telekom Bridge, designed to connect Deutsche Telekom’s two office headquarters in Bonn, captures the style and technical innovation of Europe’s largest telecommunications company.

Lighting controls are taken a step further at O2, Dublin

28 July 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

The O2 project in Dublin is impressive in both its design and the integrated control system, for which it was shortlisted by the KNX Association at this year’s Light+Building exhibition.

Cubehenge at sunset

LEDs light up Glastonbury Festival

9 July 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

The Cube Henge installation, brainchild of Cubes Concept, was a major talking point at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

T-line LEDs in the Vlake Tunnel

Holland's first totally LED-lit tunnel opens

8 July 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

The Vlake tunnel between the Dutch towns of Bergen op Zoom and Vlissingen is the first traffic tunnel in Holland to be fully illuminated with LED lighting.

AOL office expansion

A striking effect at AOL's new office

8 July 2010

Two fittings from Zumtobel’s Sconfine range by Matteo Thun were key ingredients in creating a contemporary environment at AOL’s recent expansion of its central London offices.

Serpentine Pavilion at night

Shedding light on the Serpentine Pavilion

6 July 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

This year marks the tenth pavilion commission in the Serpentine Gallery’s architectural series. Arup and WE-EF provided the lighting to fit in with architect Jean Nouvel’s very particular vision.

Al Dente restaurant, Beirut lighting

Al Dente restaurant, Beirut

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Lebanese lighting design team PSLAB has developed the lighting concept for the Al Dente restaurant in Beirut

World Cup stadium, Durban lighting

World Cup stadium, Durban

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Osram has supplied lighting solutions for each football stadium used for World Cup matches in South Africa.

Astra Zenica lighting

Mind-altering light

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Office spaces don’t always lend themselves to spectacular lighting design, but after groundbreaking research into the effect light has on our mood, office lighting is taking a far more interesting turn. Lighting looks at one of the largest dynamic lighting projects in Britain

House of Stone lighting

Home sweet home

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

British architect John Pawson, famed for Wagamama’s minimalistic interior, introduced a strikingly simple installation to this year’s Milan Design Week

La Luce Della Musical

Mario Nanni creates a visual spectacular at Milan's Festival of Light

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

As part of Milan’s Festival of Light, Mario Nanni created La Luce Della Musical: a visual and musical extravaganza projected onto the façade of Milan’s opera house, Teatro Alla Scala.

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

More than 12,000 luminaries were supplied for the Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Hotels and restaurants

Lighting Itsu

Butterfly effect

12 December 2009 | By Richard Simmonds

Dominic Harris and his team at Cinimod Studio are at it again, reinforcing a restaurant chain’s brand identity with dynamic and innovative lighting. Richard Simmonds reports

Al Dente restaurant, Beirut lighting

Al Dente restaurant, Beirut

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Lebanese lighting design team PSLAB has developed the lighting concept for the Al Dente restaurant in Beirut

Heritage

Philips and Cadw fit 18 castles with LEDs

World Heritage site, Wales

25 June 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Philips is to relight 18 of Wales’ most impressive castles using state of the art LED lighting technology, with predicted energy savings of 50 per cent.

RS Performance, Stow Maries WWI Aerodrome

24 June 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Profile Lighting has illuminated workshops at the Stow Maries WWI Aerodrome restoration project in Essex.

Workplace

Telekom Bridge anchor shot

The Telekom Bridge conveys true lighting innovation

5 August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

The lighting concept of the newly built Telekom Bridge, designed to connect Deutsche Telekom’s two office headquarters in Bonn, captures the style and technical innovation of Europe’s largest telecommunications company.

AOL office expansion

A striking effect at AOL's new office

8 July 2010

Two fittings from Zumtobel’s Sconfine range by Matteo Thun were key ingredients in creating a contemporary environment at AOL’s recent expansion of its central London offices.

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