Leni Schwendinger Leni Schwendinger

Leni Schwendinger Leni Schwendinger

NY, US
Transform city nights through light. For the civic employee, professional designer, and local advocate focused district improvements. Learn/take action through walks, talks and workshops.

A pioneering authority in the mix of urban lighting, public art, and city infrastructure, Leni vividly shares her deep understanding of light and dark in daily life inspiring audiences to reflect on nighttime neighborhoods as creative spaces.

Leni Schwendinger is an internationally acclaimed speaker who shares her journey as an artist-activist with audiences to spark their creativity.

Leni participates in global conferences, associations, and small groups as a speaker and leader engaging a variety of design genres. She conducts training and workshops, in-person and/or online.

Is night scary or poetic? Inviting or frightful?  These questions speak to the challenges of utilizing outdoor spaces. Leni facilitates local community and stakeholder engagement with the NightSeeing™ Navigate Your Luminous City program in cities and towns worldwide. For example, in Cartagena, Colombia, her research team sought to discover methodologies to build stronger communities with light through a hands-on lantern prototype.

Leni's objective is to expand social interaction and activity in public spaces. This ambitious challenge is shared with audiences through a dramatic discovery of light.

A pioneering authority in the mix of urban lighting, public art, and city infrastructure, Leni vividly shares her deep understanding of light and dark in daily life inspiring audiences to reflect on nighttime neighborhoods as creative spaces.

Leni Schwendinger is an internationally acclaimed speaker who shares her journey as an artist-activist with audiences to spark their creativity.

Leni participates in global conferences, associations, and small groups as a speaker and leader engaging a variety of design genres. She conducts training and workshops, in-person and/or online.

Is night scary or poetic? Inviting or frightful?  These questions speak to the challenges of utilizing outdoor spaces. Leni facilitates local community and stakeholder engagement with the NightSeeing™ Navigate Your Luminous City program in cities and towns worldwide. For example, in Cartagena, Colombia, her research team sought to discover methodologies to build stronger communities with light through a hands-on lantern prototype.

Leni's objective is to expand social interaction and activity in public spaces. This ambitious challenge is shared with audiences through a dramatic discovery of light.

NIGHTSEEING™ NAVIGATE YOUR LUMINOUS CITY TOUR PROGRAM

Format: On-site Tour with optional Workshop 
Audience
: Public, Planning and Design Professionals, Government, Real Estate, Associations, Meeting Planners 

A nighttime tour in any city facilitating active learning!

Participants learn about sustainable urban nights while energetically walking, talking and sharing. 

     "Fun, moving, exciting! Is how I would describe Leni's...

Sustainability: EnvironmentAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

D.I.Y. LIGHTING - street restaurant lighting anyone can do - especially during the pandemic

Format: Stand-alone talk or talk with active, hands-on workshop
Audience: Associations, local businesses, children

D.I.Y Lighting is available to street side small businesses. Learn how to elevate your designs to attract more foot traffic.

The focus of this talk is on "open restaurants", streeteries in open air that have proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The première presentation was given...
CreativityAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificHumorous / Funny

LUMINOUS LEGIBILITY: LIGHTING AND NIGHTTIME DESIGN

Format: 1 hour presentation, picture-filled
Audience: 
Government, Planning and Design Professionals, Community Activists, Meeting Planners

Public realm lighting is essential for thriving 24/7 cities
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Jump start with the trends and innovative methodologies that are rocking the world of public space design. This series will broaden your ability to create inclusive, brilliant. after-dark city spaces....

Sustainability: EnvironmentEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing

SUSTAINABLE, SMART LIGHTING: ENABLE CONNECTIONS, NETWORKS AND PEOPLE

Audience: Government, Utilities, Design Professionals, Meeting Planners 
FormatFlexible format dependent on audience types -- more or less detailed

Content: Here's the secret: Streetlight poles are the infrastructural backbone for smart city networks.

This program guides participants to explore responsive lighting technologies for placemaking and atmospheres in the...
Sustainability: EnvironmentEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

URBAN LIGHTING DESIGN CURRICULUM FOR EVERYBODY

Format: Single session, series or intensive mastermind 
Audience
: Planning and Design Professionals, Government, Real Estate, Associations, Meeting Planners 

Explore the role of holistic public lighting.

Leni's innovative methodology will improve your collaboration and advocacy with design disciplines, authorities and local bodies. Capture ways to analyze...

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Live Creative Talks on Video (Virtual)

I can present most of my programs virtually.

My office setting is professional, and I have high-quality equipment to broadcast my virtual presentation.

CreativityEducational / Informative

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