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Building and monument's lighting design in your city

I think the title self-describe what this thread is about.

I had this idea after discovering this "preview pic" of the new lighting scheme of the Sun Life building in Montreal, by Design CS.


https://www.instagram.com/p/BNribiXD...esign.lighting
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Thank goodness, no green lights!
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I think Ottawa may beat any monument in the world in this category with the sound and lights show:

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I think Ottawa may beat any monument in the world in this category with the sound and lights show:

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I saw it this summer and while it's greatly improved over what it used to be and quite good in fact, I wouldn't get too carried away re: the world.
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I think Ottawa may beat any monument in the world in this category with the sound and lights show:

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I think Lyon in France beats Ottawa to the ground.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=lyon+...UIBigB#imgrc=_
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I think Lyon in France beats Ottawa to the ground.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=lyon+...UIBigB#imgrc=_
Yeah, the French are hard to beat at this. And they invented the genre.

Even the British refer to sound and light as "son et lumière" when speaking in English!
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Yeah, the French are hard to beat at this. And they invented the genre.

Even the British refer to sound and light as "son et lumière" when speaking in English!
Paris is also amazing in terms of lighting its buildings and monuments. Much better than London, for exemple.
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I think Ottawa may beat any monument in the world in this category with the sound and lights show:

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That is a creation of Moment Factory, a Mile End studio that has built an international reputation over the last decade or so. They recently expanded to London, Paris and Los Angeles. I have a friend who works there.

https://momentfactory.com/home
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That is a creation of Moment Factory, a Mile End studio that has built an international reputation over the last decade or so. They recently expanded to London, Paris and Los Angeles. I have a friend who works there.

https://momentfactory.com/home
Foresta Lumina by Moment Factory in the gorge at Coaticook (Eastern Townships) is amazing. I don't often say this but the last part of the exhibit in the gorge itself is absolutely magical. Like being in another world.
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Foresta Lumina by Moment Factory in the gorge at Coaticook (Eastern Townships) is amazing. I don't often say this but the last part of the exhibit in the gorge itself is absolutely magical. Like being in another world.
Moment Factory's next big prestige project is the illumination of the Jacques-Cartier bridge next spring. Really looking forward to this one.
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Foresta Lumina by Moment Factory in the gorge at Coaticook (Eastern Townships) is amazing. I don't often say this but the last part of the exhibit in the gorge itself is absolutely magical. Like being in another world.
We were there this summer and it was spectacular. That bridge is scary! I calmed my nerves at the crèmerie and later, at the microbrasserie across the street.

They have two other forests in QC and I think they are opening another near Ottawa.
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Sometimes the dividing line between temporary decorative embellishments and temporary tacky light pollution is unclear.

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[QUOTE=Martin Mtl;7644272]Testing for the illumination of Mount Royal for the 375th birthday celebrations of the city (I'm not kidding!)


This looks really neat but I prefer the "mountain" as a black silhouette. I'm glad it's only temporary.
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Illuminated since 1879. I wonder if this is the first natural wonder ever to have a permanent light display. On a side note it was illuminated once before in 1860 for a Royal visit.

Good timing with this thread. Niagara Falls On just unveiled their new LED system 5 days ago. Too bad this is from the New York side with the shitty view.

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The lighting rig. Pretty cool set up.

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This has been running in Old Port-Old MTL since the summer. It's a series of video murals depicting important people and events in history. The app is quite good and gives you a description of each murall as you approach it. It also allows you to break your tour into two circuits if you're not able to do them all in one night (approx 3 hours)

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/\ It's meant to be a spectacle for the 375th celebrations, not something permanent. Like fireworks, if you will.
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I've amended my post to reflect that.
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I know Montreal has a lighting standard for its buildings to follow do any other cities ?
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