The city is currently in the process of developing a new streetlights to replace the current ‘Cobra Head,’ designed by Donald Desky in 1958. Stage II finalists include Imrey Culbert, the Chicago office of SOM, and Thomas Phifer. Unfortunately, none of the initial submissions (accepted or rejected) are available for viewing. But the competition documents include such goodies as detailed construction diagrams of the push buttons (used to activate walk signals) and a nifty, to-scale flash movie of the New York streetlights through the ages.
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The city is currently in the process of developing a new streetlights to replace the current ‘Cobra Head,’ designed by Donald Desky in 1958. Stage II finalists include Imrey Culbert, the Chicago office of SOM, and Thomas Phifer. Unfortunately, none of the initial submissions (accepted or rejected) are available for viewing. But the competition documents include such goodies as detailed construction diagrams of the push buttons (used to activate walk signals) and a nifty, to-scale flash movie of the New York streetlights through the ages.