Artwork combines water and electricity
An illuminated art installation by The Urban Conga, a multidisciplinary design studio focused on creating community engagement, is hovering over the Arizona Canal in Scottsdale, AZ. Five clusters of water “molecules,” approximately 18 ft long, 10 ft high, and 10 ft wide, encourage interactive play and show viewers what happens when they come together: in the evening hours, LEDs within the molecules respond to visitors’ voices. As guests sing, talk, whisper, yell, and more at specific interaction points close to the installation, lights change colors and/or pulsate based on one’s tone of voice, depicting that the community creates and alters its own surroundings. During the day, the 10 hydrogen-shaped atoms and five oxygen-shaped atoms that make up the molecules reflect sunlight and appear as different colors when viewed from varying angles.
A 15th-century UNESCO World Heritage site has been illuminated thanks to design by Speirs Major Light Architecture, controls and fixtures from Pharos Architectural Controls, and more than 3,000 linear RGBW fixtures from Martin Professional. The large-scale, after-dark illumination project, encompassing the city of At-Turaif, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, was commissioned by Diriyah Gate Development Company to attract domestic and international tourists and turn the space full of mud-brick buildings, ancient palace remains, and other architectural feats into a must-see destination. The project includes 60 universes of DMX, the use of multiple Pharos Designer Lighting Playback Controller X devices, as well as nearly 30 of the brand’s Ethernet Data Nodes to support a wide array of individual luminaires spread across the site. The city is illuminated with a specific “apricot-gold” tone on most nights, but the system transitions to incorporate a “silvery blue” hue during the full moon to represent the importance of the lunar calendar in the Islam religion. The system additionally allows for green and white lights to reflect the country’s flag for national days of celebration.
They Said It:
“The 2024 release of the IECC is significant, as adoption is highly likely to replace legacy versions of the code in the future in various states”
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19.2%
The projected CAGR growth of IO-Link market size, due to the trend toward smart factories, from 2024 to 2030.
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Germany-based Little Sun has pivoted from the sale of solar-powered lamps to creating Little Sun Community Energy Hubs, solarpowered productivity spaces to provide energy for agricultural needs.
Italian designer and manufacturer Artemide has opened a new showroom in Miami, FL.
Photo: Samuel Fontanez
Seen by LD+A StaffThe more than 200-ft-tall Louis Vuitton 2024 animated holiday light display on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
