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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...

LUCI Cities & Lighting Awards 2026 jury announced

The LUCI Association has announced the jury who will select next year’s LUCI Cities & Lighting Awards. The international network of cities devoted to urban...

From the edition – ‘AS AN INDUSTRY AND AN INSTITUTION WE NEED TO STAY TRUSTED’

James Duffin formally took over from Perry Hazell as 94th President of the ILP at the Lighting Live Annual Conference. Here is an abridged...

From the edition – ‘GETTING TECHNICAL’

The ILP’s Emily Bolt and Guy Harding used the Glasgow Lighting Live Annual Conference to update members on what’s in the pipeline when it...

From the edition – ‘TWO (AND A BIT) DAYS OF HIGH-END CPD’

An engaging ‘How To Be Brilliant’, a well-deserved journal article of the year, and the bravery of two young apprentices to get up on...

From the edition – ‘CODE BREAKING’

One of the limitations on the rapid roll out of in-column EV charging points is confusion over the need for UMSUG codes. The lighting...

From the edition – ‘CHARGING CONFIDENCE’

The rapid, and accelerating, roll out of EV charge points has meant the technical standards have had to play catch-up. But they have been...

From the edition – ‘IT IS A WILD WEST OUT THERE’

From inconsistent DNOs through to a ‘Wild West’ of home and cross-pavement residential electric vehicle charging, lighting professionals are becoming seriously worried about what...

Flags on lighting columns can cause ‘significant’ safety risk, warns ILP

Attaching flags to lighting columns brings with it “a significant risk” of injury or even death to members of the public, the ILP has...

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

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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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