Illuminated River

Built

This project combines art & architecture in subtly sequenced patterns of light across fourteen Thames bridges with colours referencing Impressionist & English Romantic painters.

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020

Winner of the Jury's Choice Award

This project combines art & architecture in subtly sequenced patterns of light across fourteen Thames bridges with colours referencing Impressionist & English Romantic painters.

The free and publicly accessible artwork spans up to 14 London bridges, unifying and defining them as a sculptural and symbolic link across the capital. This extraordinary piece of public art, urban design and architecture hugely improves the environment and public realm for visitors and local communities along the Thames. Four bridges are now illuminated with a further five being completed in 2021. Illuminated River improves the public realm, defining the bridges as renewed civic spaces for Londoners and catalysing environmentally motivated thinking about reducing extraneous light.

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Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Southwark

Completion

March 2021

Location

London Bridge, London, UK

Team Credits

Architect