New York Sports and Convention Center

The lighting concept engages the building’s curtain wall to create layers which both disclose and mask interior activity. Lighting plays with the ostensible transparency of the glass façade by projecting shadows of interior visitors onto to it, resulting in different scales cast on the exterior.



Location New York, NY, USA
Date Completed 2004
Architect KPF
Type Sport Facilities
Status Competition

L'Observatoire Intl Team
Principal Hervé Descottes
Photo Credits L'Observatoire International, Courtesy of KPF