In the Rue Morgue story, Mr. Poe further elucidates walking in the after-dark city. The narrator points out that “the infinity of mental...

I believe that the most effective urban lighting hybridizes the poetry of night with the technology of light. Let us be your guide...

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Goethe reminds us that, inevitably, light and shadow work together. Is his pronouncement emotional and...

Visit the re-energized Leni Schwendinger Light Projects website Feast your eyes, intellect and imagination on images and text about the...

Celebrating one year of formation, since August 2017, key members of the Smart Everyday Nighttime Design research team have discussed and...

A research-based, prototype pilot, blossoms with citizen participation. Skim to last image for 6-minute video Urban design often neglects...

The night has the power to invoke a myriad of emotions — from fear to romance, melancholy to excitement. Whatever your feelings, the fact...

Nighttime design and its concomitant Shades of Night analysis were born out of the NightSeeing™ Program During the dark hours, a nexus of...

Link here for Design Trust for Public Space updates on Under the Elevated, Phase 2

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

It was cold, it was dark…normal site study conditions. Arup staff and I braved the night with cameras, illuminance meters, laser...

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...

Lighting is an essential element of our 24/7 world The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented pace. Once dominant, rural and...

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

Public Art at Main Street Garden Park: SPRING Lights Change to SUMMER SpectraScape, the public art installation comprised of video bands...

Photo by Leni The NightSeeing program’s intention is to open people’s eyes to an existing nighttime milieu, as well as providing an...