Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
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Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
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Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#2Wow, as an Istanbul native, I'm surprised that the city govt is doing it right by handing design to a design shop. I like how it looks, it's odd and quirky, but I think it somehow fits with the city. For the record, Isik + lar means "lights" (the suffix is a pluralizer), and I'm guessing the "us" is the generic latin name suffix?!
Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#3Since each color is an LED display and can display shapes it'd be cool to use the traffic lights to direct people to detours when a road is closed or over capacity.
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#4Quite a beautiful design but I would question the durability of the wood-veneer model. That finish is generally more suited to interior use and would start to look pretty tatty in a couple of years I expect.
That said, I want them for my city immediately.
Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#5Since each color is an LED display and can display shapes it'd be cool to use the traffic lights to direct people to detours when a road is closed or over capacity.
More likely the STOP will be used to display advertising while people wait. 8-) "McDonalds in 200m"
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#6Quite a beautiful design but I would question the durability of the wood-veneer model. That finish is generally more suited to interior use and would start to look pretty tatty in a couple of years I expect. That said, I want them for my city immediately.
Also, from a design standpoint, the idea of using LEDs is being challenged - while the designer mentions a lack of snow build-up, the traditional lights do a good job of emitting enough heat to melt snow drift:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34436730/ns/us_news-life/t/energ...
It's not an entirely obvious problem, but one that is being dealt with often in colder climates. Unintended consequences of design.
Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#7Quite a beautiful design but I would question the durability of the wood-veneer model. That finish is generally more suited to interior use and would start to look pretty tatty in a couple of years I expect. That said, I want them for my city immediately.
Also, from a design standpoint, the idea of using LEDs is being challenged - while the designer mentions a lack of snow build-up, the traditional lights do a good job of emitting enough heat to melt snow drift: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34436730/ns/us_news-life/t/energ... It's not an entirely obvious problem, but one that is being dealt with often in colder climates. Unintended consequences of design.
This is a really good point. To be fair though, Istanbul gets heavy snow maybe a week or two every year. I do agree with the grandparent on the wood veneer though. I guess they tried to make it look more ancient for the old city area.
Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#8Quite a beautiful design but I would question the durability of the wood-veneer model. That finish is generally more suited to interior use and would start to look pretty tatty in a couple of years I expect. That said, I want them for my city immediately.
Also, from a design standpoint, the idea of using LEDs is being challenged - while the designer mentions a lack of snow build-up, the traditional lights do a good job of emitting enough heat to melt snow drift: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34436730/ns/us_news-life/t/energ... It's not an entirely obvious problem, but one that is being dealt with often in colder climates. Unintended consequences of design.
There must be cheaper ways to get rid of snow than incandescent lightbulbs.
Re: Istanbul Isiklarius traffic lights
#9Quite a beautiful design but I would question the durability of the wood-veneer model. That finish is generally more suited to interior use and would start to look pretty tatty in a couple of years I expect. That said, I want them for my city immediately.
Also, from a design standpoint, the idea of using LEDs is being challenged - while the designer mentions a lack of snow build-up, the traditional lights do a good job of emitting enough heat to melt snow drift: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34436730/ns/us_news-life/t/energ... It's not an entirely obvious problem, but one that is being dealt with often in colder climates. Unintended consequences of design.
Stockholm has had LED traffic lights for over 20 years and no problem with snow buildup whatsoever. We get a wee bit more snow than Istanbul...
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