Munich’s Tower of Sparkle

The unfinished Highrise One was transformed into a glowing disco ball for the German city's biannual “Long Night of Architecture.”

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In its annual AL Light & Architecture Design Awards this year, our sister lighting publication gave a commendable achievement prize to the Tower of Sparkle. For Munich, Germany’s biannual “Long Night of Architecture” event, Pfarré Lighting Design helped Steidle Architekten dress up their unfinished 17-story Highrise One office building as a glowing, swirling disco ball. Writes editorial intern Ayda Ayoubi: The project “was close to completion when Pfarré’s team developed a concept to dramatically transform the tower portion into a sparkling volume that could be seen from all over the city.” Read the full story at Architectural Lighting and watch a video of the installation below.

About the Author

Greig O'Brien

Greig O'Brien is the former managing editor of ARCHITECT. He also held other titles in Hanley Wood's Design Group: Residential Architect and Architectural Lighting. 

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