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Nighttime Design Criteria: Placemaking After-dark
2023 update from Leni Schwendinger: I just returned from the Barcelona Smart City World Expo Congress. The premier Smart City conference...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 21, 20233 min read


SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS 2023 in Barcelona, Spain
Nightseeingâ„¢ during the Smart City Expo was hosted by CICAT, the Catalan Lighting Cluster. Andrea Padre, CICAT Manager describes the...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 7, 20231 min read


LIGHTING FOR PEDESTRIANS:
Essential Considerations for Complete Streets Planning and Design By Frank Markowitz and Leni Schwendinger Three-quarters of US...
Leni Schwendinger
Oct 17, 20231 min read


Light Boston NightSeeingâ„¢ - LIVE!
DLF NEW ENGLAND presents BOSTON LIGHTS EXPO & CONFERENCE 2023 KEYNOTE : TRANSFORM THE NIGHT WITH LIGHT Oct 4th - 5:30 pm Expo attendees...
Leni Schwendinger
Sep 28, 20231 min read


Honoring a Beloved LSC Artwork: Leni Schwendinger’s A Spatial Portrait
Title: A Spatial Portrait Artist: Leni Schwendinger Location: Liberty Science Center, Jersey City, NJ Dates: 2007 - 2023 Future...
Leni Schwendinger
Aug 23, 20232 min read


Luminous Color Implementation
Iridescent Waves Beautiful lighting promotes a feeling of safety, care, and identity. The Queens Parking Garage and Community Space east...
Leni Schwendinger
Jul 11, 20232 min read


The Essential, Invisible Night: Illuminating Cities for Essential Workers
The architectural and urban design professions are day-biased, even as night is a full 50% of the world’s time. My years of work as an...
Leni Schwendinger
Jun 3, 20234 min read


 NYCxDESIGN & LightFair Present
Future Directions for Urban Space at Night, a panel conversation exploring ways that urban lighting activates public space after dark....
Leni Schwendinger
May 22, 20231 min read


Facets of Light
City planners, developers and design professionals regard evening and nighttime hours as critical for master planning, cultural diversity...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 20, 20232 min read


Urban Nighttime Design: Bridging the Gap Between Community and Technology
Nighttime experts and aficionados envision that public street lighting and private lighting will create a connective tissue that adapts...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 5, 20234 min read


6th Street Viaduct: is it a bridge or a place?
Proposed archway illumination envisaged real time traffic data displayed through tints and nature’s rhythms Significantly, LSLP was...
Leni Schwendinger
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Join Uptown Flash -- a braided light extravaganza
Leni Schwendinger's art installation in Harlem - materials: D.I.Y. string lights and community engagement
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 19, 20221 min read


Pilots by Night - have you tested? -
Light is a magical lever for community engagement Pilots, or trial demonstrations, are key to successful projects. Elizabeth Barrett...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 17, 20221 min read


Lighting for Pedestrians
On October 7, Leni presented her take on pedestrian lighting with walkability advocates from Poland. This is an opportunity to gain...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 15, 20221 min read


Creative Placemaking After Dark
International Nighttime Design Initiative Guidance for towns and cities converting to LED street lights, buying back lights from...
Leni Schwendinger
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Inhabiting The Night – Preparing Cities For Extreme Heat
This summer, even more than last, people around the world suffered the consequences of a warming world. From an exceptionally early start...
Leni Schwendinger
Oct 13, 20225 min read


IES/LD+A Magazine "Imagine This"
The $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill promises to help deliver large-scale, well-funded projects for years to come. Five lighting...
Leni Schwendinger
Jul 21, 20223 min read


A Lantern, A Lighting Strategy: Illuminate Your Nighttime Masterplan
Lanterns are beloved by many cultures. They float on water and air, they are hand-made or manufactured of silk or paper. Some are...
Leni Schwendinger
Jun 29, 20221 min read


Envision Poetic Nights
In the Rue Morgue story, Mr. Poe further elucidates walking in the after-dark city. The narrator points out that “the infinity of mental...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Colors of Night, Drawings of Light
I believe that the most effective urban lighting hybridizes the poetry of night with the technology of light. Let us be your guide...
Leni Schwendinger
Mar 7, 20221 min read
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