The 12th annual city.people.light awards, organised by Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, and the Lighting Urban Community International Association (LUCI), recognise urban lighting projects which best demonstrate creative efforts to plan sustainable lighting infrastructure into city redevelopment initiatives for the benefit and well-being of those who live, work, visit or do business in the city.
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This year’s ceremony took place on 7 November in Dubrovnik, Croatia, where the city of Leipzig in Germany was awarded the first prize for its urban regeneration of Richard-Wagner-Platz.
“We wanted to pay homage to the historical roots of Leipzig, that’s why we launched a public competition to redesign the lighting through a democratic decision process. The project is an excellent example how to involve citizens and other stakeholders in the preparation of an urban regeneration project,” said Mr Rainer Barth, representative of the city of Leipzig.
According to the press release by Philips, Bicycle Snake Bridge, Copenhagen, Denmark, won second prize, while Place du Château, Strasbourg, France, won third.
“Philips and LUCI created the city.people.light awards more than a decade ago to celebrate the most sustainable urban regeneration projects that creatively use light to improve the lives and experience of citizens and visitors, alike,” said Vojislav Radovic, Philips Outdoor Lighting Manager South District C&EE.
“The projects submitted this year were of an outstanding quality and set a new standard for the cities of the future. The Leipzig project was not only innovative for crowd-sourcing ideas from citizens, and delivering city beautification and safety, but also for negotiating the delicate balance of commemorating complex heritage with cutting edge lighting technology.”
For further information on the winners and all other nominations in this year’s city.people.light awards, please visit http://www.lighting.philips.com/main/citypeoplelight/award.wpd
