INTERIORS 2014: Ross Nicholson lights up the University of Ottawa
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INTERIORS 2014: Ross Nicholson lights up the University of Ottawa
BY Ottawa Magazine
POSTED March 11, 2014 2:40 pm

By PATRICK LANGSTON

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The Faculty of Social Sciences building at the University of Ottawa had to have lighting designed for after dark, which is when many students finally get down to studying (Photo: Doublespace Photography)

Light Fantastic

Next time you’re in the podium of the University of Ottawa’s splendid new Faculty of Social Sciences building, check out the wood panelling beside the six-storey living wall. It’s subtle, but the wood is lit in a mottled fashion that echoes the natural variations in the greenery near it. A gobo — a specialized lighting device — creates the mottling, and Ross Nicholson gets a bang out of the result.
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