Atlantic Avenue Tunnel; Vertical Layers of New York
Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway in 1980. Diamond shares this body of knowledge on occasional tours of the tunnel, an exploration I was eager to take – a lighting designer underground for two hours without light, except for the [...]
Accolades and Finales
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects’ recent projects win American Society of Landscape Architects awards.In the General Design Category HtO Park in Toronto was Honored“The landscape architect has helped Toronto reclaim its lakefront with strong, bold graphic moves. Summer is precious there and this project makes the most of it. It works just as well in the [...]
Ribbon Cutting! Video from Dallas Main Street Garden Park
Way back in November I had an opportunity to speak at the opening celebration for Main Street Garden Park in Dallas.Here, from our YouTube channel video from the ribbon cutting ceremony – at the podium, a short piece on the programming of SpectraScape from October, and SpectraScape. an interactive public artwork under construction from summer [...]
March 1, 2010: ASU Lyceum Theatre at Arizona State University, Tempe: “Creativity and Innovation across Design and the Arts” Information here
Recent Events and Talks:
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…