By Night, light is the only element capable of highlighting,accentuating, and even transforming a building. Contemporary architects and landscape designers alike clearly understand the value of integrating lighting concepts into their projects. From urban furniture to office buildings, and from museums to stadiums,this book presents spectacular examples of transient or set lighting designs. It opens to readers a new view of the elements surrounding us, revealing a poetic side of architecture.

Introduction

Multicoloured Facades

Santa Monica Civic Center Parking Structure

Watercube National Aquatics Center

Le Prisme

Zhongguancun Culrural Center

Light Sculptures

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Simmons Pavilion

Norveg Cultural Center

La Miroiterie Shopping Mall

Century Lotus Sports Complex

Changing Light Facades

Zero Energy Greenpix Wall

Galleria Shopping Mall

Facade of the Incineration Plant at Carri~res-sur-Seine

West Fac, ade of the Dexia Tower

Safir Hotel and Casino

llluminated Podium of World Trade Center 7

Light and Urban Landscape

Plantation Lane

Craigieburn Bypass

National Peace Memorial Hall forthe Atomic Bomb Victims

Battery Bosque

Remodeling of the Chartres Boulevards

Ephemeral Displays

Christmas Lights in Omotesando

Volume: Installation at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Light Cube

Glossary

Architect Directory

Lighting Designers and Counsellors

Lighting Suppliers