MAGAZINE > Next Issue
We'll take a look at the phenomenon of LED-lit streetscapes as sources of entertainment/attractions for many municipalities. In the Market Setting Feature, Kevin WIllmorth examines the future of SSL at a connection level, and whether it's time to can the Edison socket. Project coverage includes a look at the dynamic illumination of the facade of the Louis Vuitton store in the MGM City Center in Las Vegas. Elsewhere, we'll examine LEDs in relationships to sustainability goals and practices. And of course, we'll include, a special report recapping the third ArchLED conference.

MAGAZINE > Current Issue
May 2010 Issue
Market Setting Feature: The Case for Using SSL in Interiors
In the name of saving energy there is a mind set of stripping all visually interesting uses of light. But doing so seems counter-productive-if the spaces within which we live are ugly, who cares if the planet is happy or not?
by Kevin Willmorth

Architect's View: The International Perspective
LEDs are playing a starring role in architectural lighting around the world, with many high-profile projects incorporating solid-state lighting in bold ways. What is driving this trend?
by Vilma Barr and Ellen Lampert-Greaux

Featured Project: Yas Hotel
An iconic structure Abu Dhabi promotes as a contemporary emblem of their city, the fantastic Yas Hotel—built over an active race track—glows at night and sets the tone for the energy and atmosphere of the hotel even from miles away.
by Craig DiLouie

White Pages:
Understanding CCT and CRI

Advances:
The latest solid state products, including area lighting, video displays, strip lights, controls and components.

Buzz:
DOE's revised multi-year plan; London takes LEDs to an Olympic peak; Qatar unveils the world's largest LED sculpture; LA begins massive LED streetlight retrofit; Armani likes the look of LEDs' lines.

Light-Emitting Clouds for 2012 Olympics?
LA Begins Massive LED Street Lighting Retrofit