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Modern institutional building with cream-colored facades, large glazed upper section, landscaped forecourt with young trees and green lawn, designed by L'Observatoire International.
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L'Observatoire International

Lighting Design StudioEst. 1993

New York lighting design firm founded by Herve Descottes in 1993. Known for the lighting design of the High Line, the Lincoln Center redevelopment (Alice Tully Hall and the Juilliard School), and the Vessel at Hudson Yards, along with restaurants, museums, and residences worldwide.

People at this firm

Projects

  1. The High Line — lighting design

    2009–2019

    Landscape / Civic · West Side, Manhattan

Awards & press

  • WindowsWear Awards

    WindowsWear · 2026

  • American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture

    American Academy of Arts and Letters · 2026

  • MASterworks Design Award | Best Restoration

    MASterworks · 2026 · The Frick Collection

  • MASterworks Design Award | Best Adaptive Reuse

    MASterworks · 2026 · Domino Sugar Refinery

  • Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters

    French Minister of Culture · 2008 · Hervé Descottes

  • Best of Year Award for Best Lighting Designer

    Interior Design · 2020 · Hervé Descottes

Selected work

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