Last week, I visited in Belgium in order to participate in the judging for the 2012 Auroralia Award. This competition, described in more detail below, aims to reward the best initiatives in sustainable urban lighting, and is organized jointly by LUCI and lighting manufacturer Schréder.
On the same trip, Schréder provided a tour and presentation on the project to illuminate the historic architecture of the Grand Place Brussels (see photo). The location is a
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| Hotel de Ville, Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium (photo courtesy of Schréder). |
The lighting scheme includes 1600 BaroLED linear fixtures from Schréder, which had to be placed in locations so that they are not visible when viewed from below.
The scheme was created by the lighting designers Isabelle Corten, Louis Dandrel and Patrick Rimoux. LED lighting allows the buildings to be bathed in white light, but the central control system also enables the implementation of dynamic RGB programmes for different events.
The first phase of the project was inaugurated in early October 2012 when the City Hall (pictured) was illuminated. The illumination of the other facades, the sound system and central control system are currently being installed to finish the project in June 2013.
Auroralia Award
The Auroralia Award winners will be announced in Lyon, France, on December 7, 2012, as part of the city's Festival of Lights (Fête des lumières).
A total of 16 projects were evaluated, ranging in size from small test installations involving tens of fixtures, to the behemoth that is Los Angeles, which has already installed more than 100,000 LED street lights.
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