For more than 50 years, Philips has worked closely with architects to understand their lighting needs and to help them see the potential of technology.
Light + Design:
In collaboration with architects
For more than 50 years, Philips has worked closely with architects to understand their lighting needs and to help them see the potential of technology.
For more than 50 years, Philips has collaborated with architects to discover new and imaginative ways of using light.
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The first significant collaboration was with Le Corbusier on the Philips Pavilion at the Brussels Expo in 1958. The sculptural concrete pavilion offered an eight-minute multimedia experience of light, sound and images – an idea that was revolutionary at the time.
In 1996 Philips embarked on a major project called ‘City, People, Light’. It included a survey of world-leading architects workshops to develop lighting concepts and the publication of a book in 1998.
In 2005 Philips started a research project with the Bartlett school at University College London which looked at all aspects of outdoor lighting. Again the findings were disseminated widely, first through a series of forums and then in a new edition of the City, People, Light book.
