Envisioning the future of public space illumination – Looking back at looking forward, part on
In 2001, for their 20th anniversary issue Metropolis magazine’s back page featured several architects’ and designers’ quick visions for future designs or objects. Then, much public space was built as a result of private developer incentives – and meanly edged with serrated metal bars and spikes. Those were the days when benches were removed from subway stations. Now, in the age of Google Streetview and a increasingly laser-like focus on pedestrianization, my vision of a “map