L.A.’s New Streetlight Arrives at a Dark Moment
After a nine-month design competition, Los Angeles reveals its streetlight of the future — a colorful, modular lamp that promises to “touch every part of the city.”
A rendering of L.A.’s new standard streetlight shows how its modular design can adapt to variety of needs and uses.
Courtesy of Project RoomThe city of angels will get a new guiding light: Los Angeles officials revealed on Thursday the winning design for the city’s standard streetlight, following a nine-month competition.
Created by the L.A.-based firm Project Room, the structure is composed of bundles of forest-green steel tubes that hold lighting fixtures as well as shade sails, ad banners, smart city devices, and other elements. Different stems can be added or switched out depending on the needs of its location — a pedestrian lamp here, a 5G small-cell there. The interchangeable bouquet-like design is titled “Superbloom.”