Located in the heart of Manchester’s iconic city centre, a new 40-metre illuminated tower has been constructed, marking a key milestone in the development of the city’s new heating and electricity network. The striking new landmark, proudly named ‘The Tower of Light’ is a flue tower and façade enclosing the new Vital Energi CHP energyRead more
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The Dutch city of Utrecht is the fourth largest in the Netherlands and attracts a significant number of international and domestic visitors each year. One of the most recent additions to its range of entertainment destinations is the glittering new Holland Casino; a striking building adorned in gold. This glamourous new casino blends sophistication withRead more
Zurich is renowned for its innovation and forward-thinking culture, and this is epitomised by The Circle at Zurich Airport. Housed inside the brand-new boomerang-shaped building is 80,000 sqm of greenery, coupled with what is being coined as a ‘micro-city’. From futuristic office space and marketplaces to dining and cultural options, The Circle offers everything thatRead more
We’re always looking at new ways of making sure our customers get the most out of Pharos and our Designer range of products. With this in mind, we have created a series of 9 videos that introduces Scripting in our Designer 2 software. Knowledge of scripting isn’t a necessary requirement in order to use DesignerRead more
The Empire Theatre – known also as the Jewel of the Darling Downs – is the largest performing arts precinct in regional Australia. Renowned for its classic art deco architecture, the heritage listed theatre in Toowoomba benefits from the new Griven architectural lighting system, illuminating the façade of the main building including the fly tower. Visual Focus wasRead more
As exhibitions start to open their doors again – in some cases with a slight delay due to the recent Omicron surge – lighting control experts Pharos Architectural Controls are excited to be exhibiting at ISE Europe, located at stand 7V200 in the all-new Lighting and Staging area within Hall 7. Integrated Systems Europe, ISERead more
Lights in Alingsås is an international lighting design festival, taking place annually from October to November, in the town of Alingsås, Sweden. The first festival started in 1998 when a group of students took to the town to experiment with architectural lighting in public spaces. Since then, it has significantly grown in size, evolving intoRead more
Delivering an enriched shopping experience for the Sharjah community, Sharjah Central Mall is a world-class hypermarket and destination in its own right. Offering a comprehensive retail experience with hundreds of shops, a variety of restaurants, an 11-screen cinema and a 3,500m2 food court, Sharjah Central is owned by world renowned LuLu Group which has furtherRead more
Located 2km from Copenhagen’s downtown area, the original Amagerværket power plant was built in 1971 and was located far from residential areas. However, the city’s growing population has led to homes getting closer, and to guarantee safety for those living nearby, the power plant has gone through several upgrades to eliminate any production of harmfulRead more
We have started introducing the idea of Pharos families in the Designer range to help clarify some areas where the products differ in behaviour. This explainer video provides an overview of the main differences between the families, then in the rest of this Tips and Tricks we will dive into more detail about differences inRead more
