London Bridges Lighting Competition

An honorarium of 15 000 was awarded to each of the shortlisted teams following selection of the winner.

London bridges lighting competition.

Light the world leader in lighting formerly philips lighting has been announced as the connected lighting partner to illuminate up to 15 of london s iconic bridges by 2022. A unified scheme conceived to light central london s bridges along the river thames. The illuminated river is a design commission on an unprecedented scale. These represent a sample of the bridge typologies within the overall masterplan.

Millennium bridge is london s first new pedestrian bridge for over a century and was envisioned as a blade of light. The illuminated river is a design commission on an unprecedented scale. A unified scheme conceived to light central london s bridges. Winner of competition to light up london s bridges announced.

The jury is convinced that the winning team will transform the centre of. There s been a bridge on or near this site since medieval times. Secondly a concept design lighting scheme addressing four individual bridges. The contract was awarded by the illuminated river foundation to reinvigorate the city s famous river thames bridges and further differentiate london as one of the world s most.

In 2016 a competition was run to find a design company willing to take on a permanent lighting project on the river thames covering 15 bridges from tower bridge to albert bridge. Guildford uk signify euronext. Several of the central london crossings including chelsea bridge the golden jubilee footbridges and london bridge already have lighting schemes although there is currently no co ordinated. Six teams are shortlisted for a design competition to permanently light up 17 of london s bridges along the river thames.

More than 22 000 connected color kinetics led light points will be used to create dynamic lighting effects on up to 14 london bridges. An orchestrated series of light works that evolve at the stately pace of the river itself illuminated river draws inspiration from the spirit and history of the river thames. View the shortlisted entries for illuminated river s initial competition to light london s bridges which attracted over 100 submissions from artists across the world. Lighting levels and energy conservation.

This animation focuses on the artistic concept and is not an accurate representation of london at night and omits street and footway lighting on the bridges and navigation lights. Mayor of london sadiq khan announced that the internationally acclaimed american light artist leo villareal and renowned british architects and urban planners lifschutz davidson sandilands have won the illuminated river international design competition. A scheme to light up 14 bridges of central london and transform nocturnal views of the city. Westminster waterloo london and chelsea and celebrating their unique qualities.