Expanding on the Chicago Loop Alliance’s place-making program, Lightscape is a custom lighting installation located along State Street in Chicago’s busy downtown shopping and business district. site design group, ltd. led a collaborative team of lighting designers, electrical engineers, programmers, and fabricators to create a modern interpretation of Chicago’s native prairie through this installation. From morning to night, the programmable LED lights are uniquely choreographed to seasonally themed songs.
Awards:
2013 Illinois ASLA Urban Honor Award for Design
2012 Urban Land Institute Chicago Vision Award, Program Category Finalist
2012 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Merit Award for Illumination
2012 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America Merit Award for Controls
