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SUPERBLOOM is LA's first new streetlamp in almost 70 years

SUPERBLOOM by Project Room. Image courtesy of courtesy of Douglas Hill

In 2019, the

L.A. Lights the Way

competition invited designers to reimagine and redesign the future of Los Angeles street lamps. Initiated by the City of L.A. and led by the Mayor's Office in conjunction with the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL), the civic competition winner is Project Room and their winning design SUPERBLOOM. The design brief asked designers to create a lighting system that would not only incorporate new lighting technology but also provide shade and have enough room for text on each pole.

"Project Room’s winning design reimagines the traditional lamp post as a bundle of tubes where each service — roadway light, pedestrian light, and telecommunications equipment — is assigned a dedicated tube fabricated of steel or aluminum. The design allows for additional features, such as 5G equipment, shade fixtures, and even a bench, to be added as needed." Text by L.A. Lights the Way. Image courtesy of Project Room.

Image courtesy of Project Room

According to Project Room co-founder Sandy Yum, "We are incredibly honored that our design was selected [...] L.A. Lights the Way challenged us to create a new streetlight for Los Angeles that would connect to our city's design history and culture, incorporate new technology, and still reflect L.A.'s diversity."

Image courtesy of Project Room

Image courtesy of Project Room

According to BSL Exec. Director Norma Isahakian, there are over 223,000 street lamps within the City of Los Angeles. Project Room's new design will replace 180,000 standard streetlights that are scattered throughout the city. With the intentions of complimenting the historic streetlights within the city, SUPERBLOOM aims to help "reimagine [Los Angeles'] core systems as a symbol of this diversity, rather than an expression of ordered uniformity" shares Yum.

In addition to having their streetlamp design showcased throughout the city, Project Room will also receive prize money of $70,000. To learn more about the competition and other finalists

click here

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