The hours from dusk to dawn, in public space, deserve a special urban planning and design approach. During the virus pandemic, with focus...

Nighttime design and its concomitant Shades of Night analysis were born out of the NightSeeing™ Program During the dark hours, a nexus of...

Link here for Design Trust for Public Space updates on Under the Elevated, Phase 2

It was cold, it was dark…normal site study conditions. Arup staff and I braved the night with cameras, illuminance meters, laser...

Here, the Arup description: “In the past, the attitude of ‘the more light the better’ has led to a general abundance of light, especially...

Lighting is an essential element of our 24/7 world The world is urbanizing at an unprecedented pace. Once dominant, rural and...

A launch to the season of golden slanting sun and naturally tinting leaves, here is a seasonal selection of commentaries voted the best...

Photo by Leni The NightSeeing program’s intention is to open people’s eyes to an existing nighttime milieu, as well as providing an...

The line crawled out the door half the block down La Guardia Place… the seating once inside filled three spaces – the multipurpose hall...

I was thrilled to receive a message from Dietrich Neumann, whose “Architecture of the Night” has inspired so many. He indicated that he...

Dwell Magazine’s series, As You Light It <link here>, focuses on my idea of the City as home and the NightSeeing™ program. The video...

Less than one year after the contract was awarded, Light Projects’ illumination and color design for Louisville’s 2nd Street Bridge and...

Interview with Leni Schwendinger, Light Artist and Designer (Full text and images link) Cities of Light, Planetizen’s version (Link to...

In the evening Washington D.C. NW is a monochromatic blend of light. People are the action. The shifting interplay of nighttime dark and...

CultureNow is focused on cultural mapping and exhibitions about New York City. They called the other day and asked if I would talk about...

Light Planning and Community Involvement Official map of the Chinatown Little Italy Historic District boundaries The Chinatown Little...

Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway...

Leni Schwendinger Light Projects’ recent projects win American Society of Landscape Architects awards. In the General Design Category HtO...

Are you a lighting designer or an artist?Are you a theorist or practitioner? These questions are bound to come up at the end of every...

The past two months have been hectic, filled with travel, talks, awards, movies and a steady flow of work at Light Projects. It seems...