The Placemaking Round-Up
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
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A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.
Located on a dark pathway, Electric Moon is a permanent art installation that creates a fun, vibrant and low cost lighting solution in the heart of Bristol, UK.
Electric Moon was created by local artist Zoë Power, who along with many other former students at the University of the West of England, frequently took this unlit path—a national cycling route—as part of her daily commute. After seeing cyclists and pedestrians collide, Zoe approached the university for funding with an idea: to light up the path with an art installation.
Using LED lights, faces of the moons glow at night to light the way for pedestrians and cyclists, whilst the moons' eyes glow and flicker, giving the illusion of movement as they follow the viewer down the path.
While the materials used had to be extremely durable, particularly in the wet and cold UK weather, the total construction cost was only £1500, plus £2500 for labor, and an annual cost of £150 for electricity. The project only took two months, including two weeks of fabrication and installation.
https://www.zoepower.com/murals
*Please note that these Hall of Shame nominations were written in a moment in time (most over a decade ago) and likely have since changed or even been transformed. If the above entry is now great, or still not so great, go ahead and comment below on how it has evolved or nominate it as a great place.
