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

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

Dwell Magazine’s series, As You Light It <link here>, focuses on my idea of the City as home and the NightSeeing™ program. The video...

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

CultureNow is focused on cultural mapping and exhibitions about New York City. They called the other day and asked if I would talk about...

Light Planning and Community Involvement Official map of the Chinatown Little Italy Historic District boundaries The Chinatown Little...

Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway...

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...

A Thousand Points on Light: Part I: A dark-sky activist and a celebrated designer discuss the best (if not the brightest) ways to light...

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

Image: MTC/California High-Speed Train from 1999 From Progressive Railroading: The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009...

Triple Bridge Gateway was honored by the Society For Environmental Graphic Design’s MERIT AWARD on May 30, 2009. To learn more, join Leni...

A/E firms (and  sub-consultants who regularly team for public works) should get their Federal Forms  SF 330 updated and ready to create...

Greater New York Construction User Council and the Building Trades Employers’ Association at  AIA Center for Architecture (NYC), April...

Jean Parker Phifer, author and Francis Dzikowski, photographer have published a useful and inspiring guide to permanent public art in...

iGuzzini factory near Ancona, Italy The iGuzzini lighting factory is set near the Adriatic sea, tucked into a composition of small...

The visiting agencies were very helpful with the certification forms.  Additionally, we visited with MTA/LIRR and learned about the GEC...

Greater New York Construction User Council Panelists: Jason Bram (economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York), Seth Pinsky (President,...