2012 GLOW Competition (image courtesy of the competition host).

SHIFTBoston is asking artists, architects, urban planners, sculptors, lighting designers, and landscape architects around the world to envision a NEW approach to activating Copley Square with lighting or glowing installations. We are looking for proposals which will make Copley Square one of the greatest squares in the world to visit at night.

Awards:
Three teams will be selected as winners of the first round. The winning teams will present their proposals at the GLOW Forum event in March 2012 to members of the jury, fellow designers, lighting manufacturers, government, academic, community and business leaders. The three proposals will become part of a postcard series in the Boston Metropolitan area during March and April of 2012.

Winning teams will be given two months to work with a professional from Boston Light Source to develop lighting specifications for their proposal. In April of 2012, the jury will review the three final proposals and select the one that is most technically feasible and suitable to the overall program goal. The winning proposal will be featured as part of the upcoming Copley Square Hotel Anniversary celebration and planned for installation in 2013.

All eligible entries will be promoted on the SHIFTboston blog and website and will become part of the SHIFTboston GLOW book in 2012.

For more information: GLOW