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The Department of Transportation has announced the winning design for its City Lights competition, which was meant to "seek out and identify new ideas for public street lighting" and "obtain the flexibility to apply an integrated streetlight design on a block-by-block, street-by-street, or district-by-district basis within the city's five boroughs." The winning design is from Thomas Phifer and Partners. The visualization of the design, above, shows a simple design with thin wires arms supporting the arch of the light. It's attractive, but Gothamist also really likes the designs from second place Skidmore Owings & Merrill: An elegant curve over streets or more lantern like lamps in rendering of the promenade in Central Park.
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Great! Now can we get street name signs in Manhattan that you can read after dark?
I think those would be the shiny blue signs that you see around midtown...
God Almighty, that's one ugly-looking lamppost. No personality whatsoever...Bland Urban 101
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I foresee a lot of things getting caught in those wire supports.
Looks like something hanging off the side of a fishing boat.
Ugh, that is ugly and boring.
Why can't we move past this period of architectural masturbation? Why are twisted, boring glass boxes considered innovative and daring buildings?
apparently, from the above, people want more crappy PoMo. would you rather have those tacky antique ones they put up in the LES. i'm sure you would.
It looks like a praying mantis for God's sake!