Category Archives for city beautification
The week that was…26-30th January
Monday 26; Perth: Australia Day As much as I have difficulty connecting with Singapore’s National Day (which is really for Singaporeans in celebration of their “home anniversary”), I do connect with Australia Day as it has been “my home” for … Continue reading
The week that was: 19-23 January
Singapore, weekend 24th January 2015 Monday 19; Singapore: Traffic jam I am slowly getting back in the groove; for some reason it really took me a while to get over my jetlag. This Monday was a busy day with many … Continue reading
Lighting photography
Perth, 11th December 2014 With one more blog to go tomorrow before I call it a day (year), I received back a series of stunning photographs from our Fremantle project taken by professional photographer Ron Tan. He does fantastic work, … Continue reading
Heritage lighting in practice
Perth, 10th December 2014 Today I presented a paper on the challenges of lighting heritage buildings, an event sponsored by Heritage Perth and the Town Planning Group (TPG) under the banner of Heritage in Practice where experts from various backgrounds … Continue reading
Visual confirmation
Perth, 8th December 2014 Yes I missed my blog on Friday, I know, came back late, had friends over during the weekend, just did not get to it. This week I am back in Perth and this will be my … Continue reading
Lighting Design Forum Singapore
Singapore, 25th November 2014 Maybe it’s just me but I have the impressions that lighting events are happening more and more these days. I just have to look at my own involvement over the past year where I was invited … Continue reading
Public support for lighting
Singapore, 24th November 2014 So last Saturday in Fremantle was the big launch event for the cliff up-lighting at Arthurs Head, also known as the Roundhouse Art Precinct or Bathers Beach. Whatever the name people know it by, the … Continue reading
Testing our concept
Perth, 21st November 2014 How do you test a piece of glass that is 3m high and nearly a meter wide and weights too heavy to even think lifting it…well you use a trolley and execute everything horizontally instead of … Continue reading
Inspired by art
Perth, 17th November 2014 I have arrived in Perth today to attend to some of my projects here over the coming days; meetings, site inspections and some final aiming and programming are scheduled. In our work as lighting designer we … Continue reading
Rumours!
Singapore, 14th November 2014 Back in Singapore I am confronted with a manufacturer’s complaint who feels that our office has defamed their product by spreading false rumours in the market. On first sight that seems like a serious complaint and … Continue reading
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