2016-01-29

San Francisco Bay Bridge Lit with LED Lighting from Philips by Artist Leo Villareal

This Saturday, the non-profit arts organization, ILLUMINATE, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and world-renowned artist Leo Villareal will officially re-light The Bay Lights, an iconic LED lighting installation on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, using equipment developed by Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), the global leader in lighting. The artwork, which originally appeared in March 2013 as a two-year installation, will now permanently illuminate the San Francisco Bay’s night sky with 25,000 Philips connected light points and an advanced cloud-based connected lighting platform to remotely monitor and maintain the lighting system.
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2013-09-24

LED Technology Turns Iconic Infrastructures into Public Art

LED light technology is putting a new spin on city icons and classic infrastructures while still keeping resource usage and costs in check. To many designers, the city acts as a blank canvas providing countless possibilities. With the rise of LED lighting popularity, designers are presented with a unique tool to bring life to the city through light.
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