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The lighting designer is at once an artist and an engineer. He uses the best technology available to reveal scope, space, and form-both in landscapes and in urban environments-and aims to do so in a way that achieves a functional, creative, and environmental result. This relatively recent profession is the focus of the latest title in teNeues' Ultimate series. Lighting Design presents an illustrated overview of Hervé Descottes' many projects. Founder of the renowned New York design firm L'Observatoire International, Descottes collaborated with architects such as Steven Holl (Kiasma Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki), Frank Gehry (Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA), Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel and OMA/Rem Koolhaas (three museums in Seoul, South Korea), and Richard Meier (Restaurant 66, New York City). Hervé Descottes is an award-winning architectural lighting designer. He founded the New York City design firm L'Observatoire International after eight years of design practice in Paris. A lavishly illustrated guide to lighting design through the varied projects of the renowned New York firm L'Observatoire International Projects illustrated include concert halls, restaurants, and museums in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a pollution control plant and urban landscapes in New York 730 colour photos

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• Mise-en-eclairage: The Lighting Projects of Herve Descottes and L'Observatoire International(p. 12)
• Americas
• Walt Disney Concert Hall. Los Angeles(p. 26)
• Chapel of Saint Ignatius. Seattle(p. 38)
• Bellevue Art Museum. Bellevue(p. 48)
• The Standard Hollywood. Hollywood(p. 58)
• The Standard L.A. Los Angeles(p. 66)
• Chateau Marmont. Los Angeles(p. 74)
• Disneyland Theme Park Entry Esplanade. Anaheim(p. 80)
• Cranbrook Institute of Science. Bloomfield Hills(p. 86)
• College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Minneapolis(p. 92)
• Guthrie Theater. Minneapolis(p. 104)
• Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto(p. 110)
• Mix Restaurant. Las Vegas(p. 116)
• Mix Lounge. Las Vegas(p. 122)
• Parade Exhibition. Sao Paulo(p. 128)
• JVC Omnilife Headquarters. Guadalajara(p. 136)
• Langston Hughes Library. Clinton(p. 140)
• Edison School Distance Learning Centers. USA(p. 144)
• Buffalo Bayou. Houston(p. 148)
• AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami(p. 156)
• Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Annandale-on-Hudson(p. 162)
• Lincoln Center Redevelopment. New York(p. 172)
• Newtown Creek Water Pollution Treatment Plant. Brooklyn(p. 184)
• Highline. New York(p. 190)
• French Consulate Garden. New York(p. 198)
• Columbus Circle. New York(p. 202)
• Fresh Kills Landfill. Staten Island(p. 208)
• New York Sports and Convention Center. New York(p. 214)
• Museum of the Moving Image. Queens(p. 220)
• Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg. New York(p. 224)
• P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. Queens(p. 226)
• "Rendez-vous" at the Guggenheim. New York(p. 234)
• Bioscleave House. Long Island(p. 238)
• Olympic Village Competition. Queens(p. 242)
• Trading Floor Operations Center at the New York Stock Exchange. New York(p. 248)
• 66. New York(p. 252)
• Lever House Restaurant. New York(p. 260)
• Mercer Hotel and Mercer Kitchen. New York(p. 268)
• Hotel QT. New York(p. 272)
• Issey Miyake Boutique. New York(p. 278)
• Europe
• Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art. Helsinki(p. 284)
• Sarphatistraat Offices. Amsterdam(p. 300)
• Sony Center. Berlin(p. 310)
• Lille 2004. Lille(p. 320)
• Mont Saint-Eloi. Saint-Eloi(p. 326)
• Brancusi Ensemble. Targu-Jiu(p. 334)
• Pont du Gard. Vers Pont du Gard(p. 344)
• Caisse des Depots et Consignations. Paris(p. 350)
• Le Secret des Churingas. Paris(p. 356)
• Le Carnaval des animaux. Montpellier(p. 362)
• Serial Killer / Barbe Bleue. Creteil(p. 366)
• Boutique at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs. Paris(p. 370)
• Spoon des Neiges a Chlosterli. Gstaad(p. 374)
• Bar at Hotel Plaza Athenee. Paris(p. 386)
• Alain Ducasse at Hotel Plaza Athenee. Paris(p. 390)
• Asia
• Leeum Samsung Museum of Art. Seoul(p. 396)
• Linked Hybrid. Beijing(p. 414)
• Makuhari Housing. Chiba(p. 420)
• Beige / Alain Ducasse. Tokyo(p. 426)
• Jean-Georges Shanghai. Shanghai(p. 432)
• Hong Kong Harbour. Hong Kong(p. 440)
• Festival Walk. Hong Kong(p. 444)
• Cyberport. Hong Kong(p. 454)
• Winsland House II. Singapore(p. 462)
• North One. Singapore(p. 466)
• Fixtures
• Custom Fixtures(p. 470)
• Appendix
• Herve Descottes Biography(p. 490)
• L'Observatoire International Team(p. 496)
• L'Observatoire International Firm Biography(p. 498)
• Acknowledgments(p. 500)
• Project Credits(p. 502)
• Image Credits(p. 510)