Monthly Archives for November 2009
Design issues – design concept versus budget
Zhengzhou, 10th November 2009 Another day on the road, now in Zhengzhou, Henan province this time 1 ½ hours flight north west of Shanghai. I am meeting the client and the design architect, SOM from the USA, for one of … Continue reading
LOST IN TRANSLATION
Shanghai, 9th November 2009 Today I travelled to Hangzhou for some project coordination meetings, about 1 ½ hours with the speed train outside Shanghai. Hangzhou is one of those satellite cities around Shanghai that are riding the wave of economic … Continue reading
Daylighting in Airports
Singapore, 8th November 2009 As I am in transit at Singapore’s new terminal 3 on my way to Shanghai, I cant but appreciate the efforts that have gone into making this new terminal at Changi Airpport one of the most … Continue reading
Brandenburg Gate, MTV outdoor concert
Sydney, 7th November 2009 What a shame we (PLDC) missed out on the likes of U2, Beyonce performing life at the Brandenburg Gate while in Berlin! I just caught a report of the event on TV. The Brandenburg Square was … Continue reading
Australian Cities going green
Sydney 6th November 2009 In today’s newspaper (*) I read an article headed: “Let there be environmentally friendly light, say our lord mayors”. The Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (never knew such Council existed!) committed to a multi point … Continue reading
Light…medicine of the future?
Sydney, 5th November 2009 Today I spend most of my time in an hospital supporting my sweet love as she underwent a surgical operation. Though her operation was not life threatening, an operation of any kind under full anestthetic costs quite … Continue reading
Jet LED
Sydney,4th November 2009 Jetting back to Australia, I flew Singapore Airlines brandnew Super Airbus, the A380 double decker plane. As far as I know this is the most modern super jet in commercial use at the moment. Besides the latest … Continue reading
Age and wisdom
Singapore, 3rd November 2009 As we are all supposed to grow older and wiser, the question arises if there should be a time where lighting designers should consider retiring. Lighting design is very much a matter of experience and passion, … Continue reading
Circadian Passport
Singapore, Monday 2nd November 2009 As I travelled back from Germany to Singapore I was pondering on all the informative and exciting presentations that I attended at the PLDC in Berlin. One of the prime topics was obviously the increased … Continue reading
“Vorsprung durch technik”
Berlin, Sunday 1st Novemeber 2009 On my last day in Germany it is probably fitting to use this well known slogan, used by German carmaker Audi in their advertisements. It loosely translates as “being ahead through (or because of)technology”. We … Continue reading
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