F1rstdesign : Book project *Light Design for Architecture*

Christopher Ledwig from F1rstdesign took over the art direction for the first book from office LICHT KUNST LICHT (LIGHT ART LIGHT) entitled Licht Kunst Licht 1 - Light design for architecture. The LICHT KUNST LICHT office was established in 1993 in Bonn and Berlin. 15 employees from architecture, scenography, electrical engineering and design work in a team on various planning tasks. Culture buildings, museums, traffic strcutures and administrative buildings are also process outdoor light solutions and city lighting. Therefore light planning is seen as an element of architecture, which is more about the effects of the light and less about the formal characteristics of lighting. Amongst the architects who work for LKL are illustrious names like Rem Koolhaas, Rotterdam, Foster and Partners, London, Richard Meier & Partners, New York, SANAA Architects, Tokyo, Diener & Diener Architects, Basel, Axel Schultes Architects, Berlin and many more. More info can be found under www.lichtkunstlicht.com. Editor of the book, which is published by AV-Edition, is Andreas Schulz from LICHT KUNST LICHT and it is available in the smart cover under ISBN 3-89986-051-9.