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Millennium Bridge | Illuminated River
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New York artist Leo Villareal wins Illuminated River competition
Dec 9, 2016 - The Villareal team developed a concept for each of bridges to unify the river after dark. They will continue to refine their scheme with stakeholders.
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The Project | Illuminated River
Sep 4, 2025 - Illuminated River is the first cohesive lighting vision for the Thames bridges in central London, celebrating the structures as architectural, social and…
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Chelsea Bridge | Illuminated River
Jul 5, 2019 - Built during the Great Depression, Chelsea Bridge was part of an initiative supported by the Ministry of Transport to stimulate employment for young men…
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https://www.iconeye.com/design/the-lighting-artist-illuminating-the-thames
Light artist Leo Villareal on making London's bridges sparkle during Illuminated River - ICON...
Jan 13, 2023 - In 2013, Leo Villareal draped 25,000 programmable LEDs over San Francisco’s Bay Bridge. Now his shimmering patterns are set to light up the London's bridges
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https://www.arc-magazine.com/first-phase-of-illuminated-river-launched/
First phase of Illuminated River launched – arc
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News | Illuminated River
The Illuminated River will be an art commission on an unprecedented scale: a scheme to light central London’s bridges along the River Thames.
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https://illuminatedriver.london/bridges/vauxhall-bridge
Vauxhall Bridge | Illuminated River
Jan 6, 2020 - A steel and granite arch bridge, Vauxhall Bridge was designed by Sir Alexander Binnie and opened in 1906. It is decorated with monumental bronze statues…
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49014165
Illuminated River: First London bridges lit up
Jul 17, 2019 - Up to 15 bridges across London will eventually become part of the Illuminated River project,
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Southwark Bridge | Illuminated River
Jan 19, 2026 - The original Southwark Bridge (formerly known as Queen Street Bridge) designed by John Rennie was completed in 1819. Its official opening was held at…
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https://illuminatedriver.london/bridges/golden-jubilee-footbridges-and-hungerford-bridge
Golden Jubilee Footbridges | Illuminated River
Jan 19, 2026 - A competition was launched in 1996 to design two footbridges that would flank the existing Hungerford Bridge and commemorate the 50th anniversary of Queen…
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Albert Bridge | Illuminated River
Jul 5, 2019 - Opened in 1873, Albert Bridge was designed by Rowland Mason Ordish and uses the Ordish-Lefeuvre system, a form of cable-stayed bridge. In 1884 Sir Joseph…
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What’s On | Illuminated River
Jan 12, 2026 - The Illuminated River will be an art commission on an unprecedented scale: a scheme to light central London’s bridges along the River Thames.
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Illuminated River: A public art commission
Mar 4, 2022 - Illuminated River is a long-term art installation transforming the Thames at night with an orchestrated series of light works that span nine bridges in…
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https://villareal.net/illuminated-river-the-thames-london-uk
Illuminated River, 2019 — LEO VILLAREAL
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https://www.archdaily.com/906890/in-its-first-phase-the-illuminated-river-will-transform-londons-thames-with-light
The Illuminated River will Transform London's Thames with Light | ArchDaily
Mar 18, 2023 - Artist Leo Villareal and the London-based architecture firm Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands are working together to design the Illuminated River in London.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2022/11/09/illuminated-river-lighting-lifschutz-davidson-sandilands-leo-villareal-thames/
Illuminated River lighting installation "enlivens the atmosphere of Thames"
Nov 9, 2022 - Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has collaborated with New York artist Leo Villareal to create a light installation that spans nine bridges in London.
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