Cities of light: placemaking in the 24-hour city

Cochrane, A.

Cities of light: placemaking in the 24-hour city - 2004 - Urban Design Quarterly (89) Winter 2004, 12-14(3) .

Considers advances toward a more contextual and structured approach to urban lighting. Discusses the use of light to create spaces and character at night as part of the 24 hour city as well as to create safer streets. Also considers the impact of temporal events on the image of the city as well as perpetual lighting as part of a strategic lighting plan.


URBAN SPACES
STREET LIGHTING
24-HOUR CITY