An exhibition of finalists' projects from The Illuminated River, hosted by Malcolm Reading Consultants, will open on November 9 in London. All of them are also published on the competition website. The aim of the competition was to select the best decorative lighting project for 17 London bridges, which in the future will form a year-round free gallery of light installations. Illumination will be especially significant in winter - the river will be able to remain visible, despite the early twilight.
A specially organized Illuminated River Foundation is currently raising funds for the upcoming project. Already raised £ 10 million
The competition was held in two stages. In the first of 105 applications, six teams were selected to develop lighting concepts for the four main bridges - Westminster, London, Chelsea and Waterloo. The finalist teams included 73 participants. Along with well-known large architectural firms, these are artists, designers, planners and engineers from Asia, Europe, North and South America.
We present the shortlisted participants and their projects.
Blurring Boundaries
Adjaye associates
Cai Guo-Qiang, Chris Ofili, Larry Bell, Jeremy Deller, Philippe Parreno, Richard Woods, Mariko Mori, Lorna Simpson, Teresita Fernández, Joana Vasconcelos, Angela Bulloch, Thukral & Tagra, Katharina Grosse, Glenn Ligon, Doug Aitken, Tomás, onedotzero digital consultants, Plan A Consultants, DHA, Hurley Palmer Flatt, AKT II, AECOM, Arup, Sir Robert McAlpine, Tavernor Consultancy, DP9, Four Communications, Hayes Davidson digital visualizers, Bosch, iGuzzini
The Eternal Story of the River Thames
AL_A
Asif Kapadia, Simon Stephens, SEAM Design, Arup, GROSS. MAX., Mark Filip, Soundings, DP9
Synchronizing the City: Its Natural and Urban Rhythms
Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Oliver Beer, Arup, Copper Consultancy, L'Observatoire International, Penoyre & Prasad, Jennifer Tipton, Transsolar
Current
Leo Villareal, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, Future / Pace
Atelier Ten, Beckett Rankine, Bradley Hemmings, Core Five, Futurecity, Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, MBNA Thames Clippers, Montagu Evans, Pentagram, Price & Myers
A River That Can Be Illuminated (A River Ain't Too Much To Light)
(paraphrase A River Ain't Too Much To Love)
Les Éclairagistes Associés (L. E. A.), ecqi ltd., Federico Pietrella
GVA Lighting Europe Limited, ewo srl
Thames Nocturne
Sam Jacob Studio, Simon Heijdens
Studio Dekka, Daisy Froud, Elliott Wood, Jackson Coles, Professor John Tyrer
