Ancoats Square Public Realm
& Public Art

Working with Public Arts Consultant Dan Dubowitz. Graham Festenstein Lighting Design  provided technical and design services for a number of Public Arts works as part of the regeneration of this historic part of Manchester.

At the centre of this redevelopment is the new Ancoats Square incorprating a major new illuminated art work by Dan Dubowitz. Graham Festenstein Lighting Design provided an integrated lighting design for both the artwork and the public space which also incorporates an interative lighting installation that responds to the movement of people within the space, which has proved popular with both children and adults alike.

Client - New East Manchester / Dan Dubowitz Civic Works

Landscape Architect - Camlin Lonsdale

The strategy applies the principles of Lighting for People that form a core part of our design work for public space.