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Making an entrance

The life and works of St Botolph

24 November 2011

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

Sky’s the limit

Laboratory conditions

7 September 2011

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

The IBM Software Executive Briefing Center

Lighting stripes

29 June 2011

The IBM Software Executive Briefing Center in Rome has undergone a redesign that emphasises the stripes in the company’s logo

Sphere of influence

Controlled consumption

2 June 2011

The headquarters of the Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt has undergone a complete transformation, cutting its energy requirements in half and CO2 emissions by almost 90 per cent. Amanda Allen talks to Wilfried Kramb of lighting designers a•g Licht

Working nine to five

31 May 2011

St Ann’s House in Manchester now incorporates a lighting scheme that can be programmed to slowly change colour

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.

EnBW headquarters, Germany

July/August 2010 | By Lauren Vanderkar

Metal halide and fluorescent lamps, are the predominant light sources at EnBW City

Lloyd’s building, London

Lloyd’s building, London

May 2010 | By Richard Simmonds

Prolojik has completed three years of work at the Lloyd’s building in London, installing lighting controls

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