Upcoming Event!
Lechmere Viaduct RFP Now Open
LIGHT Boston invites you to channel your creative energy to design the lighting scheme for illuminating the historic Lechmere Viaduct spanning the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cash Prizes of $2,500 each to 3 Finalists Project Budget: $750,000 Submission Deadline: November 2, 2018 Entry Fee: $150 Winner: Contract to design the project for […]
“PROJECTIONS II: Art on the Brewery Walls” Now Accepting Applications
The Jamaica Plain Arts Council Juried Exhibition is an annual event designed to provide artists from around New England with a chance to show in a high traffic public space in Boston’s most creative neighborhood. On the evening of May 13th, 2017, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation will project […]
Allegheny County extends “Energy Flow” on the Rachel Carson Bridge
“Pittsburgh shines once again! Riverlife is proud to have been a part of “Energy Flow,” an environmental art installation by Andrea Polli and Ron Gdovic commissioned for last year’s Pittsburgh Bicentennial celebration. “Energy Flow” features over 27,000 wind-powered LEDs to create a temporary light display on the Rachel Carson Bridge in downtown Pittsburgh. Last week Allegheny County Council approved […]
GLOW
Scope: GLOW, an international competition for an artistic lighting scheme for Copley Square sponsored by Lighting Boston and SHIFTBoston. There were over 60 entries and the panel included Paul Zephariou of LAM Partners; Profession Nader Tehrani Head of the MIT School of Architecture and Planning and Brian Healy, Director of Design, perkins and Will. Winner: […]
Old South Meeting House
Scope: Illuminate the Old South Meeting House on Washington Street, Boston Status: Completed February 2010 Funding: The EdwardIngersoll Browne Fund and George B. Henderson Foundation Lighting Design: LAM Partners, Inc. Installation: Late 2009/February 2009
IlluminaleBoston 2008
Date: October 4-5 2008, coinciding with the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inaugural Celebration of the Greenway opening. Scope: Over 25 local lighting designers spearheaded by Lana Nathe of Light Insight Design, Inc. and Light Boston are collaborating to produce IlluminaleBoston, a festival using Boston’s unique urban architecture as an outdoor canvas for light. Sites: Among […]
Tremont Street Churches
Scope: Upgrade the façade lighting of Tremont Street Churches; namely, Kings Chapel (shown above), Tremont Temple Baptist Church, Park Street Church and the Cathedral Church of St. Paul Status: Spring 2008 study completed identifying lighting needs for four churches. Funding: The Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund Lighting Design: Parsons Brinkerhoff Installation: Summer 2008
Chinatown Gateway
Scope: Placement and installation of all lighting fixtures on the Chinatown Gateway Status: Completed August 2007 Funding: The George B. Henderson Foundation and The Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund Lighting Design: Light Time in Space Electrical: Giombetti Electrical Partners: Mass Turnpike/Central Artery Project and Boston DPW Installation: Seaver Electric, John Holbert, Electrical Consulting