Lighting

26 Feb 25

Dazzling debut in Perth

Trebling the planned number of stay cables in the recently opened Boorloo Bridge in Australia has transformed the cable system into a digital canvas full of colourful possibility. Eve Boykova writes
02 Jan 24

Copper thieves darken Ribbon of Light

Iconic Los Angeles bridge stripped of cables by metal thieves.
24 Oct 23

Residents ask for wider pathway on road viaduct

Community feedback calls for better lighting and a wider deck on viaduct.
08 Mar 23

Lighting design awarded for New Orleans bridges

The designer has been selected for a new decorative lighting system for the Crescent City Connection bridges in New Orleans, USA.

14 Dec 22

Bridge design revealed for HS2's entry to Birmingham

A curved truss bridge has been chosen as the HS2 high-speed railway’s gateway into Birmingham, England.

16 Dec 20

New Gerald Desmond Bridge lit up in time for festive season

California's new cable-stayed bridge was illuminated with bright colours for the first time on Monday night
17 Jul 20

London’s ‘llluminated River’ project moves into second phase

Work is getting under way on the next phase of the Illuminated River project, which is adding orchestrated lighting to bridges along London’s River Thames.

14 Jan 19

Work begins on art project to light up central London bridges

The contractor has been appointed for the first phase of a major art project to illuminate bridges along the River Thames in central London.

18 Dec 18

Bangladesh tenders architectural lighting for Padma Bridge

Bids are being invited for architectural lighting along the 8.7km of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge and its approach viaducts.

19 May 17

Interactive lighting unveiled on Montreal bridge

The inaugural light show has taken place on what is described as the “the world’s first connected bridge”.

08 Dec 16

Winner picked in competition to light up London’s bridges

An US-British team has won an international design competition to create a lighting scheme for the 17 bridges over the Thames in central London, England.

18 Nov 16

Pittsburgh bridge gets wind-powered lights

A bridge in the US city of Pittsburgh is being lit up for the holiday season by an array of LED lights powered by wind turbines.

07 Nov 16

Shortlisted proposals revealed in project to light London’s bridges

Images go on display this week showing the shortlisted proposals in a competition to illuminate the bridges along the River Thames in the centre of London, England.
05 Sep 16

Six teams shortlisted from 105 entries to London bridge lighting contest

Six teams have been shortlisted from 105 entries to a competition to create permanent lighting schemes for the bridges along the River Thames in the centre of London, England.

02 Jun 16

Design competition launched for illumination of London’s bridges

A design competition has been launched for a project that will use light to transform 17 central London bridges after dark.

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