Cologne Cathedral wins Best of the Best
(Worldwide) – Licht Kunst Licht team took home three [d]arc awards on Thursday night, winning both the Structures High Budget category with Cologne Cathedral and the Structures Low Category for Doshi Retreat before taking home the coveted Best of the Best award.
The updated exterior lighting of Cologne Cathedral was designed using a “light follows architecture” approach. The concept replaces traditional floodlighting with more targeted illumination intended to highlight architectural details. The system was developed in collaboration with project stakeholders and was publicly unveiled on Easter Sunday 2025.
According to project details, the installation uses LED technology aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing light pollution. The redesign seeks to provide enhanced visibility of the Gothic structure during night-time and low-light conditions.
The full list of winners, are…
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Structures Low Budget – Doshi Retreat in Germany by Licht Kunst Licht
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Structures High Budget – Cologne Cathedral in Germany by Licht Kunst Licht
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Places Low Budget – Vinyl Room – Ziggo Dome in the Netherlands by Into Lighting
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Places High Budget – Desert Rock Resort in Saudi Arabia by Delta Lighting Design
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Spaces – Memorial Brumadinho in Brazil by Atiaîa Lighting Design
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Art Low Budget – Hidden in the UK by Artin Light
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Art High Budget – Pau – A Story of Light in France by Quartiers Lumières
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Art Bespoke – Lightscape Weaver in the USA by Lightexture
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Event – Nobel Week Lights 2025 in Sweden
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Interior Lighting Product – Zero Mono Point by formalighting
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Exterior Lighting Product – Kinno by Lodes
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Decorative Lighting Product – Closer by Vibia Lighting
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Technology Product – Revolution Display by Signify Dynalite
The [d]arc awards are supported by a sponsors: Applelec, David Village Lighting (Artemide), DALI Alliance, DRK Lighting, ERCO, formalighting, Huda Lighting, LEDFlex, LED Linear, Lucent Lighting, Nicolaudie Architectural Control, Nox.Obscura, OneEightyOne, Pharos Architectural Controls, Signify, and Vivalyte.