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LightWalk Times Square with Author Dietrich Neumann and his Architectural History Class
I was thrilled to receive a message from Dietrich Neumann, whose “Architecture of the Night” has inspired so many. He indicated that he...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 25, 20104 min read


SpectraScape morphs into winter, one year after commission
SpectraScape, the Public Art installation comprised of video bands of light that scroll across the green glass shelters at Main Street...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 21, 20101 min read


Fête des Lumières; a NightSeeing™ LightWalk in 14th Century Lyon
Lyon is home to the Lighting Urban Communities International organization. This city hosts one of the most sophisticated and spectacular...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 6, 20101 min read


As You Light It: Dwell Magazine Video and Leni Schwendinger
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 3, 20101 min read


Transforming a Darkened Underpass into a Brightly Breathing Bridge and Streetscape Lighting Design
Less than one year after the contract was awarded, Light Projects’ illumination and color design for Louisville’s 2nd Street Bridge and...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 26, 20102 min read


Architect’s Newspaper: Leni Schwendinger Lights the Way
Comment> A renowned lighting designer takes a walk in the dark in search of illumination (Full text and images link) In October 2010 my...
Leni Schwendinger
Nov 14, 20102 min read
THE DIRT: Connecting the Built + Natural Environments, Interview with Leni Schwendinger
Interview with Leni Schwendinger, Light Artist and Designer (Full text and images link) Cities of Light, Planetizen’s version (Link to...
Leni Schwendinger
Oct 7, 20102 min read


NightSeeing™ in Washington D.C. (with Landscape Architects)
In the evening Washington D.C. NW is a monochromatic blend of light. People are the action. The shifting interplay of nighttime dark and...
Leni Schwendinger
Sep 26, 20103 min read


Schwendinger Podcasts Recorded by Museum Without Walls
CultureNow is focused on cultural mapping and exhibitions about New York City. They called the other day and asked if I would talk about...
Leni Schwendinger
Aug 27, 20101 min read


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:...
Leni Schwendinger
Jun 20, 20103 min read


Light Planning; Chinatown Little Italy Historic District
Light Planning and Community Involvement Official map of the Chinatown Little Italy Historic District boundaries The Chinatown Little...
Leni Schwendinger
May 16, 20102 min read


Publicolor, Color is Energy
Imagine a non-profit’s gala fundraiser where the well-dressed and a population of dedicated black youth mingle with designers and artists...
Leni Schwendinger
Apr 18, 20101 min read


Postal Mortem; Moynihan Station
March 18th 2010: Crains New York Business announced, Skidmore Owings & Merrill selected to design first phase of work to convert Farley...
Leni Schwendinger
Mar 29, 20103 min read


SpectraScape Winter Morphs into Spring 3/20/2010
PUBLIC ART AT MAIN STREET GARDEN PARK WINTER LIGHTS CHANGE TO SPRING SpectraScape, the Public Art installation comprised of video bands...
Leni Schwendinger
Mar 18, 20102 min read


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...
Leni Schwendinger
Feb 11, 20102 min read


Accolades and Finales (and the Winter LightWalk)
Leni Schwendinger Light Projects’ recent projects win American Society of Landscape Architects awards. In the General Design Category HtO...
Leni Schwendinger
Jan 24, 20101 min read


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...
Leni Schwendinger
Jan 16, 20101 min read


LYS – My Copenhagen Lighting Day
We arrived on a cold, turbulently windy day. Snug and dry in the Admiral Hotel a converted waterfront warehouse, we fell asleep to the...
Leni Schwendinger
Jan 10, 20102 min read


Public Lighting Theory – developing the nexus of lighting and urban design
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...
Leni Schwendinger
Jan 2, 20103 min read


Travel, Accolades and Openings
The past two months have been hectic, filled with travel, talks, awards, movies and a steady flow of work at Light Projects. It seems...
Leni Schwendinger
Dec 6, 20092 min read
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