Project Specs Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Milwaukee, Wisconsin Focus Lighting << Return to article the People Client Marcus Center for the Performing Arts President: Paul Matthews Director of facilities: Dick Hecht Technical director: Eric Zaun Lighting designer Focus Lighting 255 West 101st Street New York, NY 10025 ph: 212.865.1565 fx: 212.865.4217 www.focuslighting.com Principal designer: Paul Gregory Lighting designers: JR Krauza, Josh Spitzig Project manager: Dan Nichols Electrical Contractor Uihlein Electric 12660 West Townsend Street Brookfield, WI 53005 262.781.1260 www.uihleinelectric.com   the Products LEDs Color Kinetics (now Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions) www.colorkinetics.com www.philips.com Lighting controls ETC www.etcconnect.com

Tucked away in a sleepy corner of northeast Spain, the town of Teruel has long been a tourist destination for buffs of medieval architecture and history.

Project Specs Plaza del Torico Teruel, Spain b720 Arquitectos << Return to article the People Architect b720 Arquitectos Josep Tarradellas 123, 9ª 08029 Barcelona Spain ph: +34 93 363 7979 fx: +34 93 363 0139 www.b720.com Project team: Fermín Vázquez, Agustín Miranda, Pedro Baltar, Sebastián Khourian, María Barbeito, Ana Caffaro, Leyre Ciriza, Ángel Corsino, Pedro García, Pablo Garrido, Gustavo Gaudeoso, Guillermo Gutiérrez, Markus Jacobi, Paulo Moreira, Magdalena Ostornol, Javier Piedra, Andrea Rodríguez, Marta Sorribes, Alesandro Zanchetta Lighting consultant Artec3 Avda. Cerdanyola, no. 32 Sant Cugat del Vallès 01872 BCN Spain ph: +34 93 590 7022 fx: +34 93 675 6917

People looking for Montreal’s new cultural quarter, the Quartier des spectacles, will surely know when they have arrived—rows of luminous red dots are projected onto the area’s sidewalks.

Project Specs Quartier des Spectacles Montreal, Quebec << Return to article the People Client Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles 333, rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 104 Montréal, QC H2Y 3Z2 ph: 514.879.0009 fx: 514.879.1105 www.quartierdesspectacles.com Artistic direction Ruedi Baur Wasserwerkstrasse 129 8037 Zürich Switzerland ph: +41 44 370 37 10 www.integral.ruedi-baur.com Jean Beaudoin www.integral.jeanbeaudoin.com Concept design Photonic Dreams P.O. Box 1183 Succ. Place d’Armes Montréal, QC H2Y 3K2 ph: 514.990.6770 www.photonicdreams.com Théâtre du Nouveau Monde Photonic Dreams P.O. Box 1183 Succ. Place d’Armes Montréal, QC H2Y 3K2 ph: 514.990.6770 www.photonicdreams.com Métropolis LSDDesign Permanent installations Club Soda Arttech Multimedia ph: 514.933.0077 Monument-National

The fourth time was the charm for a young Vesa Honkonen. Only eight percent of applicants are accepted into Finland’s three university-level architecture schools, Honkonen says, but “I decided I would try for as long as it took, I felt it was my way.”

Project Specs Four Scandinavian Commissions Turku, Raisio, 'stersund, and Nacka Strand << Return to article the People   the Products

When Zhu Pei and his partner, Wu Tong, began designing Digital Beijing for a site on the western edge of the Olympic Green, the National Swimming Center and National Stadium were already under construction.

Project Specs Digital Beijing Beijing, China Studio Pei-Zhu << Return to article the People Architect Studio Pei-Zhu, Urbanus Partner Pei Zhu, Tong Wu, Hui Wang Project architect: Wentian Liu Project team: Xiaoming Zeng, Chun Li, Fan He Structure/Havc/Plumbing/Mechanical/Electrical engineering: China Institute Building Stander Design & Research Landscape design: Studio Pei-Zhu Associates in charge: Frisly Colop-Morales, He Fan, Yang Chao, Xue Dong   Design Team : Liu Wentian, Li Chuen, Lin Lin, Tian Qi Associate architect(s):  Mark Broom, Xiaoming Zeng   the Products Structural system:

Reacting against the isolated high-rise housing projects going up all over Beijing these days, Steven Holl and his partner Li Hu designed a 720-unit complex that emphasizes connections between its various buildings and the city around them.