Lighted staircase, Derby

Lighted staircase

DERBY (UK) - The University of Derby's new Beacon Staircase provides just that – a highly visible campus landmark illuminated by cutting-edge lighting technology. Undertaken in conjunction with a re-cladding project involving three tower blocks and a link staircase, the transformation of the latter into a nocturnal rainbow became the responsibility of architecture and design consultants Tilney Shane of London. According to Tilney Shane director Andrew Bartlett, the brief envisioned 'a cost-effective scheme to light the planar glazed link staircase in a manner that would be visible from the surrounding area and provide a landmark beacon for the Kedeston Road campus.'