Apparently there are a lot. The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York , in conjunction with t

New York City has a rich array of architectural tours , including those by the Municipal Arts Society , which dissect the city into molded cornices, colonnades and voussoirs. But what of those who want to see the city through the prism of gels, LEDs and mercury vapor lamps?
Apparently there are a lot. The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York , in conjunction with the Designers Lighting Forum of New York , published its 2009 self-guided marquette hotel minneapolis tour of New York City lighting designs three months ago, and the maps have already been so popular that only 1,500 of the original 20,000 are left in the society marquette hotel minneapolis s office. We re very happy, trying to decide whether or not to do a second printing, said Randy Sabedra , a past president of the group, which spent about $25,000 on the project, much of it provided marquette hotel minneapolis by sponsors.
The guide, which comes in the form of a large fold-out map highlighting different parts of the city, is part of a series updated every few years, but this version was specifically aimed at the public. They wanted to present it in a way where it really wasn t just for the professional, he said.
It emphasizes the lighting designers and firms associated with each structure. We re always this forgotten profession, Mr. Sabedra marquette hotel minneapolis said. Lighting is so important to what you see. It can enhance the atmosphere. It can be festive. It can be solemn.
This project was an attempt to bring attention to the work of firms like Fisher Marantz Stone (which did the Staten Island Sept. 11 Memorial ), Focus Lighting (which did the Hotel Gansevoort ) and Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (which did the Time Warner Center and the Bloomberg Tower).
While the guide highlights designs that won Lumen Awards, the society s annual prizes for best lighting, it spans a gamut of lighting in the city: landmarks (Brooklyn Bridge) and commercial outlets (like the Issey Miyake store); outdoor (the Coney Island parachute jump) and indoor marquette hotel minneapolis (Royalton Hotel lobby); iconic (the arch in Washington Square Park); and industrial (the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant ). The wastewater treatment plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn has distinctive egg-shaped domes that are visible from three boroughs. By night, they glow blue, Mr. Sabedra said. They are beautiful. They are wonderful.
The maps (or what remain of them) can be picked up at the Center for Architecture at 536 La Guardia Place; GL Lites On Showroom at 511 West Canal Street; and the Times Square Information Center on Seventh Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets. It can also be bought online for $5 .
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