This is a special book publication of ‘scape - the magazine for landscape architecture and urbanism

An ode to darkness shows the magical beauty of the starry sky. To see stars, darkness is necessary, just as darkness is a necessity for biodiversity and our own health. In this special, richly illustrated publication, we show why we need to fight light pollution and how we can do so. The presented passionate stories of dark sky advocates and leading designers inspire action. In exemplary projects, they show how to create beautiful and careful nightscapes, with less light, warmer colours and balanced design.

Contributions to this issue

Pernille Bech-Larsen, Daphne de Bruijn, Sara Castagné, Ettie Edens, Johan Eklöf, Yves Farion,

Bettymaya Foott, Barbara Greene, Criss Grueber, Aileen Hallie, Harry Harsema, Harro de Jong,

Niki Kampen, Perry Maas, Anne Morley, Roger Narboni, Virginie Nicolas, Camilla Rathsach,

Narcís Sastre, David Schalliol, Kamiel Spoelstra, Onnie Tjia, Ellen de Vries, Kyra Xavia.

Design

Daphne de Bruijn, Harry Harsema

Language English 

Binding softcover with spot UV and dustbin, 17 x 24 cm, 

176 pages, full colour 

ISBN 9789492474704

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Amongst others covered in this issue:

/ fascinating photos of clear night skies in Stargazing by Bettymaya Foott & Anne Morley

/ introduction: an overview of qualities, problems and perspectives … Wishing for the stars

/ portraits and projects by lighting designers Roger Narboni of Concepto, Perry Maas of Strootman Landscape architects and Pernille Bech-Larsen of SLA

/ essay: Damaging the ecosystem

/ daily practice with designers Harro de Jong of Buro Harro, Onnie Tjia of the municipality of Rotterdam, Barbara Greene, Ellen de Vries of Het LuxLab,  Yves Farion of lighting company Selux and DarkSky advocate Kyra Xavia

/ innovative ways to approach lighting design: designing with moonlight, using big data to analyse movement through the city at night and designing with night blooming plants

/ and more …