By Night, light is the only element capable of highlighting,accentuating, and even transforming a building. Contemporary architects and landscape designers alike clearly understand the value of integrating lighting concepts into their projects. From urban furniture to office buildings, and from museums to stadiums,this book presents spectacular examples of transient or set lighting designs. It opens to readers a new view of the elements surrounding us, revealing a poetic side of architecture.
Introduction
Multicoloured Facades
Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure
Watercube National Aquatics Center
Le Prisme
Zhongguancun Culrural Center
Light Sculptures
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Simmons Pavilion
Norveg Cultural Center
La Miroiterie Shopping Mall
Century Lotus Sports Complex
Changing Light Facades
Zero Energy Greenpix Wall
Galleria Shopping Mall
Facade of the Incineration Plant at Carri~res-sur-Seine
West Fac, ade of the Dexia Tower
Safir Hotel and Casino
llluminated Podium of World Trade Center 7
Light and Urban Landscape
Plantation Lane
Craigieburn Bypass
National Peace Memorial Hall forthe Atomic Bomb Victims
Battery Bosque
Remodeling of the Chartres Boulevards
Ephemeral Displays
Christmas Lights in Omotesando
Volume: Installation at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Light Cube
Glossary
Architect Directory
Lighting Designers and Counsellors
Lighting Suppliers