#lightwalk

Oct 5, 2011
1 min

A Slice of Light: Selections from Fusing Art + Design

A launch to the season of golden slanting sun and naturally tinting leaves, here is a seasonal selection of commentaries voted the best at Light Project studio — a visually warm celebration of the coming cool weather. It’s autumn in New York, The gleaming rooftops at sundown, Oh Autumn in New York, It lifts you up when you run down. Glittering crowds and shimmering crowds, In canyons of steel, They’re making me feel – I’m home. Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in

Islington After Dark (A London LightWalk)

Leni Schwendinger

Jun 13, 2011
3 min

Islington After Dark (A London LightWalk)

Photo by Leni The NightSeeing program’s intention is to open people’s eyes to an existing nighttime milieu, as well as providing an overview of public lighting theory in an experiential setting. Photos by Leni NightSeeing was presented on January 11th, 2011, as part of the Architecture, Residential, Commercial (ARC) Lighting Show in London. This interactive experience was a guide to the nocturnal lighting environment, culminating in an hour-long evening walk through The Ange

Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in Lyon, Part 2

Leni Schwendinger

May 1, 2011
4 min

Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in Lyon, Part 2

Visual memories of December 2010 are clothed in a vapor of magenta pink. During the famous ‘Fête des Lumières‘ in December 2010, Philips International Communications invited me to join their Livable Cities event. The event consisted of a panel, dinner and a LightWalk amongst the winding streets of Lyon to directly engage and educate international journalists on issues of lighting in the nighttime environment. Lyon is the third largest city in France. It is located between two

LightWalk Times Square with Author Dietrich Neumann and his Architectural History Class

Leni Schwendinger

Dec 25, 2010
4 min

LightWalk Times Square with Author Dietrich Neumann and his Architectural History Class

I was thrilled to receive a message from Dietrich Neumann, whose “Architecture of the Night” has inspired so many. He indicated that he had hoped to attend the Bryant Park, NYC LightWalk one year ago, but had been waylaid, and that now, very soon, he planned to bring his students to Times Square… and wouldn’t I take them on a LightWalk? As serendipity would have it, I have been studying the Square, for the Light Projects role as lighting consultants for the Times Square Pedes

Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in 14th Century Lyon

Leni Schwendinger

Dec 6, 2010
1 min

Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in 14th Century Lyon

Lyon is home to the Lighting Urban Communities International organization. This city hosts one of the most sophisticated and spectacular light festivals in the world. #lightwalk #urbandesign #International #publiclighting #LeniSchwendinger #LinkedIn #LightWalk #CitiesofLight #lightfestival #LightProjectsLTD #LUCI #Lighting #NightSeeing #cities

Leni Schwendinger

Dec 3, 2010
1 min

As You Light It: Dwell Magazine Video and Leni Schwendinger

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 takes the viewer on a journey starting in the Light Projects LTD studio and on to the far west side of Manhattan, Triple Bridge Gateway at the bus terminal, Times Square and Bryant Park. Link to learn about my Public Lighting Theory and walk with me (and the camera) on Night City, a movie. #lightwalk #urbandesign #design #publiclighting #LeniSch

Leni Schwendinger

Nov 14, 2010
2 min

Architect’s Newspaper: Leni Schwendinger Lights the Way

Comment> A renowned lighting designer takes a walk in the dark in search of illumination (Full text and images link) In October 2010 my article on the NightSeeing™ program appeared in the Architect’s Newspaper. It was a welcome opportunity to describe the development of the program, current events and future aspirations. Here, some excerpts: Savor the word “light” and the interior landscape of language evokes images of atmospheric effects—mysterious, picturesque, sublime. Wh

Leni Schwendinger

Oct 7, 2010
2 min

THE DIRT: Connecting the Built + Natural Environments, Interview with Leni Schwendinger

Interview with Leni Schwendinger, Light Artist and Designer (Full text and images link) Cities of Light, Planetizen’s version (Link to The Dirt) On NightSeeing™: It’s important that people see a place where they’ve always been walking around at night and yet see it with new eyes. It’s an inspiring and enlivening relationship with the city that I’m happy to promote. On Triple Bridge Gateway …they folded an aesthetic improvement into the infrastructure budget and it was brillia

NightSeeing™ in Washington D.C. (with Landscape Architects)

Leni Schwendinger

Sep 26, 2010
3 min

NightSeeing™ in Washington D.C. (with Landscape Architects)

In the evening Washington D.C. NW is a monochromatic blend of light. People are the action. The shifting interplay of nighttime dark and light make every city a unique destination. Join acclaimed lighting artist and designer Leni Schwendinger and a group limited to 35 as she presents impromptu the D.C. nocturnal city of light, culminating at the ASLA Gala. This mistress of light sculpture and installation will decode the shadows, emanations, and reflections that define the ni

Public Lighting Walk With Leni… Video Shoot Preview

Leni Schwendinger

Oct 4, 2009
2 min

Public Lighting Walk With Leni… Video Shoot Preview

The urban nighttime environment is a dark canvas that humans have created – our previously daytime oriented “clocks” have been extended into the night. Lighting designers work with architects, engineers and landscape architects to illuminate city structures – including buildings, bridges, parks – to make these places visible and safe to walk at night. But, before that act of design, there should be an urban -planning and -design phase to determine how the public spaces of our