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Architecture & Design

Philips Light Blossom LED Streetlamp Harnesses Wind And Solar Power

May 13, 2009

Streetlights aren’t usually considered part of the natural landscape. But the Philips Light Blossom comes close, with a uniquely organic design that collects all the power it needs from sun and wind.

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New York City To Introduce LED Streetlights

March 31, 2009

Los Angeles is turning to LED streetlights, and now New York City streetlights are moving into the 21st century.  Lighting design firm Office for Visual Interaction, Inc. recently won New York’s City Light Design Competition to create a replacement for the ubiquitous “cobra-head” streetlamps found throughout the city, and their LED fixtures will begin appearing [...]

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Architecture Taste Vs. Tech – LA Debates LED Signage

March 30, 2009

LED technology for large-scale displays has advanced so far that its use may no longer be limited by what displays can physically be built (see the Podium Tower in Dubai), but instead by the tastes of the communities where displays are located. The Concerto Tower, a construction project currently underway in Los Angeles with [...]

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World’s Largest LED Screen – Dubai’s Podium Tower

March 20, 2009

Imagine watching a football game on television. Now imagine the football field is your television. The Podium tower in Dubai will feature the world’s largest LED screen, a 100-meter monster that will virtually cover the façade of the 35-story structure.

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