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"When you walk into any great architectural space, the last thing you want anybody to say is ‘what great lighting’. What you want to hear people say is ‘what a great space’... I definitely think that the [Melbourne] Metro Tunnels are in that school. Although on the surface the impression is that a lot of the light fittings are physically, visually expressed, in fact, light is extremely integrated into the overall concept of the architecture.” - Mark Major

Issue #154 cover story features the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, designed by RSHP, which celebrates the civic identity of the Australian city through five dramatic new underground stations. Complementing the architecture of each station was a lighting scheme crafted by @spiersmajor, led by

One of the last projects completed before he stepped down as Senior Partner of SMLA earlier this year, Mark Major talks to arc magazine about the lighting scheme's journey from initial briefing to completion.

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