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a bit harder. This is especially with the increasing hybridisation of art and function, as lighting not only denotes and decorates landmarks, but can aid with wayfinding, creating gravitational points, supporting regeneration and boosting the night-time economy. All of this, of course, while avoiding light pollution and squandering energy. But as with the example of the media


facade below, some even generate suficient energy for their own operation. Lighting is not just used to light the facade it has become the facade. Two of the following schemes both


featured in the architectural lighting category of the Dezeen Awards, one shortlisted and the other emerging as the overall winner. The third was shortlisted (at time of going to press) in the Surface Design Awards.


DELTA, OSLO LIGHTING DESIGN Void


Delta is both an embedded light sculpture and a wayfinding device that flows through the streets and alleys of the Tullinkvartalet development in Tullinløkka. It was created to encourage visitors to explore the new neighbourhood in the Norwegian capital. Created by local studio Void, it incorporates motion-detecting sensors to create ripples of illumination as people walk past. Running through cobbled alleyways, the lighting strips converge at a polished concrete ‘waterfall’ in the centre of the site. This crosses a change in level via a series of curved concrete steps and a ramp inspired by the smooth rocks of Norway’s coastline. As well as providing wheelchair access through the neighbourhood, it also acts as a stepped seating space for impromptu gatherings and events. ‘The main goal was to attract people into the narrow lanes and the courtyard of the quarter, and to explore and discover what the inner area has to offer in terms of restaurants and nightlife,’ Mikkel Lehne, Void CEO, told Dezeen. ‘The lights lead the public into the space, help them find their way through, as well as bringing a sense of warmth and safety.’ The installation features aluminium profiles lined with acrylic glass set flush with the paving and concrete. These hold flexible, waterproof LED strips, each 4cm-long segment of which is individually controllable in terms of both motion and colour. These are connected to 24 motion-sensing cameras that detect the presence of visitors in order to create the waves of light.


For everyday use the installation provides an unobtrusive backdrop with a general setting of a warm white light, but can also be programmed for animation and colour change for special events. During Pride Month, for instance, a full rainbow flows through the installation. void.as


‘In addition to the spacial qualities of the block, the ornamental light art is distinct. With a light pulsating movement, the illuminated lines pull us in and through the labyrinthian plan’


Nina Marie Andersen, associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, NMBU, in online art newspaper Kunstavisen


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