Lighting Powers of Ten
12.03.2010 - 25.04.2010
Aedes Am Pfefferberg,Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin, Germany
OVis unique blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence places them at the forefront of their field. Approaching light as a seamlessly integrated part of architectural design, Jean Sundin and Enrique Peiniger has collaborated with firms including Zaha Hadid, Enric Mirailles ? Benedetta Tagliabue, GRIMSHAW, Morphosis, Pei Cobb Freed, and Renzo Piano.
Founded in 1997, Office for Visual Interaction, Inc. (OVI) is an international architectural lighting design firm that has been successfully involved in projects in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Its professional expertise spans all styles and scales. Recently, the firms LED streetlight for New York City won Architect Magazines Research and Development award. Their illumination of the United States Air Force Memorial garnered top prizes in the lighting industry including the GE Edison Award, Lumen Award of Merit, and IES International Award of Distinction; and lighting for the New York Times building won an IALD International Lighting Design Award of Merit.
The exhibition Lighting Powers of Ten at the Architecture Forum Aedes am Pfefferberg showcases four of OVIs award-winning projects: the LED streetlight for New York City currently in prototyping, the lighting for the Scottish Parliament Building complex and grounds, an energy-efficient scheme for the New York Times headquarters, and illumination of the United States Air Force Memorial.
The exhibition provides a unique view into a sophisticated lighting design practice that works with precision engineering and conceptual clarity at every scale. A mix of photos and working drawings trace the development of each project through a range of scales ? from regional considerations spanning hundreds of kilometers (10+5 m), to nano-scale wavelength manipulations (10-7 m).
Projected light model calculations from the Scottish Parliament, custom-designed luminaries from the New York Times headquarters, and prototype components from the New York City LED streetlight will put visitors in direct contact with the materials and processes involved in OVIs work. |
March 2010
