The Unification of the Archaeological Sites of Athens S.A. (EAXA) is a company aiming at the implementation of a program for the unification of the archaeological sites of Athens, based on a plan that includes physical ...
Lighting Masterplan for Athens
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Pavegen is a new pavement technology consisting of floor tiles that capture the energy of footsteps and transform it to electricity. A few days ago, a corridor of a local school in Kent, was paved with 24 ...
Footsteps generate energy
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We are happy to announce that the Greek Public Power Corporation has agreed to support Urban Lightscapes.
We look forward to our ...
Thank you ΔΕΗ!
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In Thierry Cohen's Darkened Cities pictures we see major megalopolises blacked out and we are finally able to experience the sky we can never see, due to the light pollution.
Check the whole series of these amazing ...
Darkened Cities by Thierry Cohen
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Here are some backstage photos from last week's photo shoot around Athens!
Many thanks to Adam Alexopoulos for documenting the whole event and naturally to Aris Kamarotos for taking the portrait photos!
The assisting ...
Scenes behind the camera!
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And these are the last ones!
Thanks a lot to everyone who participated and, of course once again, to Aris Kamarotos for his excellent photographs.
We look forward to seeing everybody again in one of the upcoming Urban ...
Athens light portraits – the final bit!
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Didn't find your light portrait in our previous post?
Check down here and click on your picture to view it large!
Not here? Don't worry, there will be more pictures at our next post! Stay tuned!
Alternatively, have ...
Athens photoshoot – the follow up!
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Get a glimpse of the amazing people we met while taking photos last week in the streets of Athens.
Million thanks to Aris Kamarotos for the pictures and to Adam Alexopoulos for the backstage shots!
More beautiful ...
Athens photoshoot – the first portraits!
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In Rjukan, Norway, 300 sq feet heliostatic mirrors are used to redirect sun to light up dark Scandinavian winter days. It's an idea dating back to 1913 which finally came to life this summer thanks to modern ...
Mirror Projects in the North and South of Europe
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German professor Thomas Tolle, president of the German Pain Society, creates the effect of a blue summer sky, using specially designed overhead lighting by Osram, to face chronic pain. His point is that we all feel better ...
Light therapy for people with chronic pain
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New announcements of the Urban Lightscapes project both for our Greek and English- speaking friends:
Thanks for the support ...
Urban Lightscapes in elculture
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An artificial lighting mapping by Jon Sadler and James Hale,
explores the distribution, quality, costs and benefits of urban lighting in cityscapes.
This research constitutes the starting point on whether the night ...
Artificial lighting and low carbon cities
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