Mike in TO
Senior Member
I believe Aura plans on something similar.
Aura has a plan for staggered vertical LED strips at various lengths from the pinnalce of the tower.
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Aura has a plan for staggered vertical LED strips at various lengths from the pinnalce of the tower.
yyzhyd
Active Member
Some pictures from the evening of September 16, showing new colours such as red and green, in addition to the blue seen earlier. This was the first time I'd gone right up to the base of the building at night with the LEDs on. The podium is quite stunning in person. My nighttime photography isn't great and I found the red in particular didn't come out nearly as bright as in person, but hey no one else is taking pictures.
Great shots, building looks fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing.
SP!RE
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Oh boy... the slippery slope into lighting overkill has begun.
I actually see LED's becoming a bigggg thing that will define cities/skylines in the 2000's/2010's... but it's definitely going to go out of style eventually, as so many things in style and architecture do.
I do think it's "cool"-- without a doubt. And individually can be very pleasing to the eye. But all at once, tons of buildings doing this-- it takes away from the enjoyment of the individual ones. Each building's lighting scheme will distract and take from another.
18 Yorkville's roof feature is lit up in white, and it still looks stunning because it's highlighting the roof feature without screaming "look at me!!!".
I hate to rain on the parade, because I too love lighting features, but when they all start to distract from individual lighting schemes, that's going to suck. Maybe I am wrong, but I do think this is going to become a big thing in Toronto.
(PS. CityPlace has lighting features that 1) are part of the skyline and 2) compliment eachother quite well, so I don't count that as an issue.)
EDIT: Maybe my thoughts will change on this because I suppose LED's are easy to turn off to allow for changes in the future depending on what's in style. We'll see how much this catches on.
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Edward
Senior Member
Love the lighting though I wish the RBC sign was pushed a bit further up so it could be centred on the lantern.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
I would be concerned if it was anything but LED lighting. LED lighting is so flexible that all buildings that incorporate them will be able to coordinate their lighting in the future. The old way of lighting up buildings did not allow for this since bulbs could not produce more than 1 colour.
Also, lighting up buildings is nothing new. Toronto had way more lighting in the past than it does today. This stopped as lighting the buildings became too expensive. LED's have just made the idea possible once again.
Uncle Teddy
Senior Member
Bring them on is all I can say.
ladyscraper
man alive
Well at least if it goes out of style there is a very cheap solution to that problem: just keep the lights turned off!
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
I agree with your points but I just want to point out that I certainly don't advocate most or every highrise installing LED lighting. Some, where appropriate. I find appreciation with LED lighting (mainly the CN tower) in the winter when everything is so grey and depressing! A little more colour without overkill could really add some extra excitement to our skyline.
RBC is a fine example of such.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
The distraction might go away if the buildings coordinate their lighting patterns with each other. Hong Kong has done this quite well with its 'Symphony of Lights' sound and light show.
Maybe RBC Centre should speak to the people at the CN Tower (or even the Rogers people at SkyDome) to coordinate their lighting.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
I keep using this example, but they do it so well so ill use it again. Philadelphia coordinates their entire skyline's lighting so that everything follows a certain theme. This is possible because it is controlled by their BIA which covers the entire center city. Even shorter buildings which cannot be seen in the skyline along the Avenue of the Arts are part of this program. If Toronto could establish some kind of lighting council, im sure the same effect could be achieved.
ie. Everything in white
Everything in blue
Everything in pink (minus comcast)
Avenue of the Arts in blue
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deerparker
Active Member
I had a tour of one of the RBC-Dexia floors last week (I'm moving to the building in November with Royal Bank). No photos allowed , but it looked great. Wide-open spaces with exposed, smooth concrete ceilings and lots of natural light. Definitely much more modern and minimalist than other towers in which I've worked.
, but it looked great. Wide-open spaces with exposed, smooth concrete ceilings and lots of natural light. Definitely much more modern and minimalist than other towers in which I've worked.
wyliepoon
Senior Member
^ Hope you like it. My company did the interior work!
Maybe that photo was taken during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I went to Chicago in May a few years ago and everything was lit in pink... Sears Tower, John Hancock Center, Wrigley Building, Buckingham Fountain, etc. It appears to be a big night-lighting event over there.
Maybe that photo was taken during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
I went to Chicago in May a few years ago and everything was lit in pink... Sears Tower, John Hancock Center, Wrigley Building, Buckingham Fountain, etc. It appears to be a big night-lighting event over there.
deerparker
Active Member
Tuscani01
Senior Member
Indeed it was for breast cancer awareness month. They even dye the fountain pink!
Im off to Chicago next Saturday for a week! Ill be sure to get pics from there.
urbandreamer
recession proof
20 September 2009 photo update
My bad impression from 8PM last night:
(One day I'll figure out how to take better night shots. Yeah, I need a real tri-pod, a chair just doesn't cut it.)
My bad impression from 8PM last night:
(One day I'll figure out how to take better night shots. Yeah, I need a real tri-pod, a chair just doesn't cut it.
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