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The Tower and the glory
DW Windsor returned to its heritage roots when it was asked to refurbish the lanterns on London’s Tower Bridge in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Amanda Allen reports
Gothic revival in Dortmund
German lighting design studio Licht Kunst Licht has brought a subtly realised lighting scheme to the conversion of a listed 19th century catholic church into a funeral chapel. Jill Entwistle reports from Dortmund’s Liebfrauenkirche
Yards apart
The Yards is a lighting installation commissioned to help revitalise a long-neglected part of Washington DC
Extending the light at Frankfurt's Städel Museum
A recent extension at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt created 3,000 square meters of exhibition space for lighting designers Licht Kunst Licht to play with
DPA signs a deluxe EDITION
Working in close collaboration with Studio 54 founder and boutique hotel pioneer Ian Schrager, dpa has created a luxurious minimalist ambienceat Istanbul’s first seven-star hotel. Jill Entwistle reviews the Istanbul EDITION
It takes a village
Italian lighting company Linea Light has created a new concept showroom at its base in Treviso
Global Rainbow light installation arrives in the North-East
The Global Rainbow light installation by American artist Yvette Mattern can be seen along the North-East coast as part of the Cultural Olympiad year
Window on the world
Uplighting a giraffe doesn’t crop up that often in a lighting design brief, but that was probably one of the lesser challenges in DHA’s ambitious project to light the new National Museum of Scotland. Jill Entwistle reports from Edinburgh
By their own lights: lighting designers and their homes
Two different lighting designers with discernibly individual styles. When it comes to their own homes have they practised what they preach and created a lit environment that reflects their own professional approach? Or, like the cobblers’ children that had no shoes, did that all go out of the window? Jill Entwistle goes through the keyhole to find out
Reds flag up their green credentials
As the inaugural Carbon Reduction Commitment chart showed, Manchester United Football Club is top of the league when it comes to assessing its energy usage. Nick Martindale looks at how Paul Nulty Lighting Design has persuaded the club to make a 75 per cent cut in general illuminance levels at its Nike Superstore
The lighting is all part of its Allure
Allure nightclub, overlooking the marina and Grand Prix circuit on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, features a neutral white interior that serves as a canvas for Inverse Lighting’s total lighting design. Jill Entwistle was on the guest list
Peterborough’s square deal
Sutton Vane Associates’ commission to design a lighting scheme for a project to rehabilitate Peterborough’s historic Cathedral Square in the centreof the city went far beyond public realm lighting. Amanda Allen reports
DPA signs a deluxe EDITION
Working in close collaboration with Studio 54 founder and boutique hotel pioneer Ian Schrager, dpa has created a luxurious minimalist ambienceat Istanbul’s first seven-star hotel. Jill Entwistle reviews the Istanbul EDITION
Corinthian spirit
The Corinthia Hotel in London is home to the capital’s largest urban spa and is 70 per cent fitted with low-energy LED lighting. Ellie Greisen, senior lighting designer at Lighting Design International, talks to Amanda Allen about tight briefs and a client with an aversion to downlights
The Tower and the glory
DW Windsor returned to its heritage roots when it was asked to refurbish the lanterns on London’s Tower Bridge in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Amanda Allen reports
Gothic revival in Dortmund
German lighting design studio Licht Kunst Licht has brought a subtly realised lighting scheme to the conversion of a listed 19th century catholic church into a funeral chapel. Jill Entwistle reports from Dortmund’s Liebfrauenkirche
The life and works of St Botolph
At 500,000 sq ft, the St Botolph Building at 138 Houndsditch is one of the latest and largest office developments in the City of London’s EC3 insurance district. Lighting consultant Speirs + Major has created subtle and superbly controlled lighting to add a people-friendly ambience to this fast-paced working environment. Amanda Allen reports
Laboratory conditions
Arup’s lighting design for the newly developed Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University makes intelligent use of natural light to achieve large energy savings. Amanda Allen talks to Arfon Davies, associate director at Arup Lighting, about the Breeam Excellent-rated building
