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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Museum
Arup’s Siegrid Siderius recounts the technical challenges and innovative solutions behind the lighting of the newly reopened and fully refurbished Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam – and the art of balancing the building’s celebrated day lit spaces with the needs of art conservation.
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Imperial War Museum North, Manchester, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Museum
A decade on from its opening in 2002, the Imperial War Museum North remained without exterior illumination, but with the arrival of high profile neighbours to Salford Quays, DHA Design was drafted in to reinforce Daniel Libeskind’s bold architectural design.
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Jimmy Choo at Selfridges, London, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Store
Tasked with developing the perfect solution to showcase the Jimmy Choo shoe and accessory brand, dpa lighting undertook a comparison study of linear sources. Gary Campbell reveals the process behind their quest for the perfect fit.
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Hedonism Wines, London, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Store
Speirs + Major’s award-winning scheme for a new boutique wine store balances luxurious style with inviting accessibility, and a ‘living light’ system that provides an eye-catching nocturnal drama.
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Mossley Hill Church, Mossley, Liverpool, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Architectural : Church
The Mossley Hill Church in Liverpool has been a place of worship for generations, but a beautiful gothic side chapel has so far gone woefully under lit. A new lighting design from Light4 was commissioned to right the wrong.
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Buddha Bar, Knightsbridge, London, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Restaurant
Buddha Bar in Paris has long been regarded as a fashionable hangout. Now a lighting design from Into is helping the bar’s new London incarnation stand out amid a saturated scene.
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Sushita Restaurant, Ancona, Italy
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Restaurant
Sushita, a new Japanese restaurant in Ancona, Italy, features an understated lighting design from Stefano Dall’ Osso which aspires towards ‘shibui’ , the Japanese term for uncluttered beauty.
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The Carmes District, Namur, Belgium
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Facade
The Carmes District in Namur, Belgium, boasts some of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the world, a new lighting design is ensuring the 1920s style continues to seduce.
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Hafencity-University Subway Station, Hamburg, Germany
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Transport
Hafencity has thrived for nearly a millennium as Hamburg’s river port. A new subway lighting scheme by Pfarré Lighting Design honours the area’s industrious past.
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230 Park Avenue, New York City, USA
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Facade
One of Manhattan’s original tall buildings, 230 Park Avenue had in recent decades become a lost classic among the canyons of New York’s cityscape. Now a new scheme by The Lighting Practice has dramatically redefined its nocturnal presence.
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Arnhem Central, Arnhem, Netherlands
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Transport
UNStudio commissioned a custom-made lighting system to fit their design for the new-look Arnhem Central station.
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Strand East Tower, Stratford, London, UK
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Landscape
The sculptural form of Strand East Tower has become a beacon for the area’s regeneration thanks to a dynamic scheme by Hoare Lea Lighting.
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Stratford Island, London, UK
Issue 71 Feb / Mar 2013 : Architectural : Landscape
As a neighbour to London’s Olympic Park and the new Westfield shopping centre, Stratford Island was in danger of becoming overlooked and overshadowed until a plan was enacted to help reinvigorate its visual and cultural identity.
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Mossley Hill Church, Mossley, Liverpool, UK
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Architectural : Church
The Mossley Hill Church in Liverpool has been a place of worship for generations, but a beautiful gothic side chapel has so far gone woefully under lit. A new lighting design from Light4 was commissioned to right the wrong.
more...
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Issue 72 April / May 2013 : Retail : Museum
Arup’s Siegrid Siderius recounts the technical challenges and innovative solutions behind the lighting of the newly reopened and fully refurbished Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam – and the art of balancing the building’s celebrated day lit spaces with the needs of art conservation.
more...
Der Spiegel HQ Canteen, Hamburg, Germany
Issue 66 Apr / May 2012 : Commercial : Workplace
The canteen at the new headquarters of Der Spiegel (The Mirror) in Hamburg’s fashionable HafenCity development features a reflective lighting system devised by Pfarré Lighting Design and Ippolito Fleitz Group.
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