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The Lit Brothers Building is in fact a full block comprised of approximately 33 buildings. It is the only block of commercial Victorian architecture in Philadelphia, USA, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Lighting Practice (TLP) designed the new lighting that spans the full length of the Lit Brothers Building….Read more

Taking the stairs is a colourful experience at the new Wencel Building in Boulder, Colorado. The staircase leading from street level down to its basement courtyard has been transformed with an animated, interactive light installation by Mountain Light and James Sale Lighting. Under each step are RGB nodes on 100mm centers (about 900 total), each…Read more

Come and visit us at LuxLive 2016 at ExCel in London today and tomorrow, 23rd/24th November! Pharos is at at Stand C23, within the Lightspace dot London area. Members of our Sales and Support teams will be on hand to offer demonstrations of Designer 2.2, the latest release of our Designer software, and to talk about…Read more

Treetop Adventure Golf in Cardiff is home to two indoor themed 18-hole mini-golf courses. The “Tropical Trail” course is rainforest themed, and the “Ancient Explorer” has a mystical Egyptian feel. The courses had existing lighting installed but little animation or automation. Experience Lighting was responsible for the new control system design and installation, with dynamic light and sound…Read more

The Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, better known as ARTIC, provides rail, bus, taxi and other services for commuters in the Orange County area of California, USA. The entrance to the building is a 120-foot-tall glass wall, with views of nearby Honda Center, Angel Stadium and the Santa Ana River. During the day, the transportation hub…Read more

We are proud to share that Pharos is a finalist in the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2016! Pharos has been shortlisted for Small Company of the Year. You can see the rest of the shortlist here. The British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) aim to demonstrate and promote the quality of engineering design within the UK; to emphasise…Read more

Philips Lighting has unveiled its Luminous patterns showroom in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Luminous patterns fuses decorative patterns of dynamic LED light into customisable architectural wall and ceiling panel systems, enabling designers to create innovative new experiences for retail, hospitality, office and healthcare interiors.   The showroom is 200 sq./m, with 12 large Luminous patterns wall and…Read more

The Space Centre is home to the largest multisensory environment in the United Kingdom for people with special needs. Established in Preston, Lancashire in 1993, it now has two large sensory rooms and a third smaller room. The Space Centre’s mission statement is: “To provide a place where those with physical, learning or emotional difficulties…Read more

Pharos is pleased to announce its powerful revamped LPC X; a comprehensive lighting controller in a new smaller form factor.  The Pharos LPC X has proved a popular solution all over the world for controlling long-running landmark installations with significant channel counts. Such installations include the Palace of Versailles, Selfridges in London, BC Place Stadium in Vancouver,…Read more

The city of South Bend, Indiana, celebrated its 150th birthday on June 22nd 2015. Over 15,000 spectators turned out along the banks of the St. Joseph river to enjoy the turning on of the River Lights; a new permanent lighting installation designed by Rob Shakespeare of Shakespeare Lighting Design LLC. Although frequented by visitors during…Read more