img(height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=2939831959404383&ev=PageView&noscript=1")

In the night garden

In the night garden

Birmingham Botanical Gardens, an independent charity, is one of the city’s leading visitor attractions, bringing in up to 250,000 visitors a year. And with grade II listed buildings 15 acres of grounds, that meant a lot of lighting. To improve efficiency and cut operating costs, BBG decided to switch from halogen and fluorescent tubes to LED luminaires. EcolightingUK comprehensively upgraded indoor and outside areas including external terraces, the pavilion, bandstand and car park. Colour changing lights were also installed for future events and to add ambiance for this park on one edge of the Black Country.   

Latest

Four artists have taken on two highly problemmatic symbols of the RIBA’s past – Portland Place’s Jarvis Mural and Dominion Screen – to produce alternatives more appropriate to the modern day

Artworks tackle themes of race, gender and colonialism

Learn more about the difference between statutory and contractual rights, and one easy fix to help keep disputes out of the courts

Learn more about the difference between statutory and contractual rights, and one easy fix to help keep disputes out of the courts

Design an African conservation centre, revamp a theatre and performance space or reimagine a London museum: these are some of the latest architecture competitions and contracts from across the industry

Latest: RIBA seeks architect for Kenyan conservation centre

Why is the RIBA putting £58 million into technology and a HQ retrofit? Building maintenance and an ambitious mission to extend its reach are just part of the story, reports Eleanor Young

Why is the RIBA putting £58 million into technology and a headquarters refit?