London Bridges Lighting Competition

An international design competition has been launched for an ambitious 20 million light installation covering all 17 central london bridges.

London bridges lighting competition.

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. Guildford uk signify euronext. Lighting levels and energy conservation. A unified scheme conceived to light central london s bridges.

Illuminated river is a long term art installation on an unprecedented scale. A unified scheme conceived to light central 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. The jury is convinced that the winning team will transform the centre of.

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. Winner of competition to light up london s bridges announced. Millennium bridge is london s first new pedestrian bridge for over a century and was envisioned as a blade of light. A design by leo villareal was chosen as the winner in november 2016.

There s been a bridge on or near this site since medieval times. 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. The illuminated river is a design commission on an unprecedented scale. 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.

Six teams are shortlisted for a design competition to permanently light up 17 of london s bridges along the river thames. The illuminated river is a design commission on an unprecedented scale. 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. Secondly a concept design lighting scheme addressing four individual bridges.

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. 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. 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.