Schwendinger Podcasts Recorded by Museum Without Walls
Leni Schwendinger podcasts on three projects, Coney Island Parachute Jump illumination, Triple Bridge Gateway and Dreaming in Color. 
Astronomy’s New Messengers: Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves
Free for New Yorkers of all ages: A fantastical collision of Art and Science to hear gravity firsthand. “Astronomy’s New Messengers: Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves”, an exhibition courtesy of the National Science Foundation and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration was on view June 2 through 6, 2010 . This interpretive exhibition offered an [...]
Light Planning; Chinatown Little Italy Historic District
Light Planning and Community Involvement The Chinatown Little Italy Historic District of New York City was designated in September 2009 by the National Register of Historic Places which allows building owners and community applicants to apply for grants to support the architecture and places of historic significance. Known for its intersection of Italian and Chinese [...]
July 8, 2010: Press Announcement, New York City Department of Transportation — Selection of Team to Lead Permanent Redesign of Times Square Area — Architects Newspaper: Leni Loves the Lights on the Great White Way
September 11. 2010: American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, Washington DC: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”, Moderator: Sustainable Design Products (a vendor panel), LightWalk
January 12, 13: Enlighten Europe, The ARC Show, London, “Luminous Legibility”, LightWalk
Recent Events and Talks:
July 5, 2010: Philips Design Inspirational Lecture Series, Eindhoven, Netherlands
June 2-6, 2010: World Science Festival, New York City: Astronomy’s New Messengers: Exhibition and Interactive Artwork
June 3, 2010: World Science Festival and CUNY Science and Arts Series, NYC: Panel on Astronomy’s New Messengers: How we blend science and art.
May 14, 2010: Grow Smart Rhode Island’s Power of Place Summit,”Design Innovation as an Economic Driver” a panel, Providence, RI
March 1, 2010: ASU Lyceum Theatre at Arizona State University, Tempe: “Creativity and Innovation across Design and the Arts” Information here
January 28, 2010: Hydrel Seminar, Acuity Center for Light and Space, New York City: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
January 12, 2010: Winter Light Walk, Bryant Park, New York City (link to review in e-Oculus)
November 19, 2009: Build Boston, Boston; “Business Manager: To Hire, Fire or Inspire?” [Panel]
November 14, 2009: Office of Cultural Affairs, Dallas “The Making of SpectraScape, a Visual Presentation by Leni Schwendinger” Link to RSVP here
November 12, 2009 SEGD, “Integation of Digital Elements and Lighting in the Dynamic Design Process”
November 5, 2009: Danish Lighting Center The Lighting Day, Copenhagen, “The Royal Danish Library” (Den sorte Diamant) Søren Kirekegaards Plads 1, 1221 Købenahvn K.; “Reclaiming the Dark Side of Town, an Underpass becomes a Gateway”
October 22 2009 Hydrel Seminar, Acuity Center for Light and Space, New York City; “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
October 14-15 2009: CiHAC, Mexico City; City Beautification/SUSTAINABLE LIGHTING DESIGN FORUM
June 11, 2009: Guangzhou Int’l Lighting Technology Symposium, China; “Color and Light: Humanizing the Urban Nighttime Environment”
June 4, 2009: Architectural League, New York City; New York Designs, Triple Bridge Gateway
April 24, 2009: Acuity Hydrel Seminar, New York City: “Luminous Landscapes; an Artist’s Approach to Design”
April 7-8, 2009: Color Science workshop, Washington D.C.
January 27, 2009; Glasgow School of Art — an impromptu talk: Thanks to Joanna Crotch and Ian Alexander, architects, a lecture was arranged for me at the Glasgow School of Art Architectural Programme – the most important (international) architect’s training in Scotland and comparable to London’s Bartlett.
It was a large audience of eager, intrigued students some of which are working on lighting and public art for their term projects. They asked if people’s “behavior” had changed with the Triple Bridge – and I had to say that we have not done a survey to see if people are using the bus terminal’s “back door” more often or more happily, or if there is less crime. Regretfully, our projects rarely have an after-installation survey budget. I have heard several people on the street talking about the reflector “mirrors” and looking up and pointing and snapping pictures…