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Two-thirds of women want better-lit streets at night

Nearly two-thirds of women (63%) want to see more lighting on streets to make them feel safer at night, government-backed research has found. The survey...

France’s Hervé Descottes honoured with American Academy Architecture Prize

French lighting designer Hervé Descottes has been awarded the Architecture Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the first time this prestigious...

York among European cities to join ‘Art of Darkness’ project

York has been named as one of 11 ‘follower cities’ joining the European ‘Art of Darkness’ project. It will mean the city, which is aiming...

EV charge point being installed every 25 minutes

A new electric vehicle (EV) charge point is now being installed every 25 minutes, accordingto research by provider ChargeUK.In a ‘white paper’, ‘Powering Ahead...

Pedestrians ‘unlikely to be adequately served’ by street lighting, argues CIHT report

Well-designed public realm lighting plays an essential role in making streets safer and more accessible for all, a report has concluded.The report, ‘Creating a...

‘WE NEED TO TALK’

In an intensely personal reflection, street lighting engineer Gary Thorne highlights how, and why, male engineers are at particular risk of suicide and mental...

SCOTTISH POWER

LDC Scotland’s ‘Scottish Lighting Event’ in May, in conjunction with the Society of Light and Lighting, proved a hit with members and the wider...

YORKSHIRE MORE

After a decade as a touring, temporary public realm installation, light artists Matthew Rosier and Jonathan Chomko’s ‘Shadowing’ has taken up long-term residence in...

ILP welcomes new Labour government

The ILP has welcomed the election of the Labour government under prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, which has led to a swathe of new...

‘A great opportunity to showcase the ILP in its hundredth year’

Attended by more than 250 in-person delegates as well as many hundreds of members online, last month’s Centenary Lighting Summit was both a celebration...

‘It is the members who make this Institution great’

Last month’s Centenary Lighting Summit saw the formal Presidential transition from WSP’s Rebecca Hatch to London Borough of Southwark’s Perry Hazell. In his Presidential speech...

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Two-thirds of women want better-lit streets at night

Nearly two-thirds of women (63%) want to see more...

France’s Hervé Descottes honoured with American Academy Architecture Prize

French lighting designer Hervé Descottes has been awarded the...

York among European cities to join ‘Art of Darkness’ project

York has been named as one of 11 ‘follower...

New senior environmental lighting specialist at WSP

Congratulations to Hannah Holmes, who has joined WSP as...

Gary Thornton to be Nulty’s first ever director of education

Global lighting design consultancy Nulty has appointed Gary Thornton...
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