Piccadilly Circus

[rst22]

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[rst22]

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[Leesome]

I would love to see more of this at Piccadilly:



The argument always seems to be lights vs. protecting the heritage value of the buildings. By using this style of projection it could satisfy both. Plus, it would hopefully mean that advertisers would be more likely to put effort and thought into their advertising, rather than a static logo. It's also far more visually appealing from an onlookers perspective, too...

[Maderz]

What about costs? Surely it would be much more expensive.

[Leesome]

Yeah, i didn't say it was necessarily the most practical...

[SkyScraperRaper]

I doubt massive companies like Coca-Cola, Apple, etc etc.. would worry much about costs.

Having something like that in one of the most visited, well known and photographed locations in London is going to give them a huge amount of exposure.

These projections are awesome, does anywhere in the world use them permanently in this manner? Was this one just a one-off?

[Leesome]

The one above was part of the Vivid festival in Sydney which only lasted a couple of weeks... I'm not aware of a permanent installation of this nature anywhere in the world, but I hope I'm wrong...

[rst22]

Thats somewhat similiar to the Ripley's Believe it or not building that is lit up in different colors. The large screens cover up the buldings but the old style neon signs do that, especially if they are on top of the buildings like I pointed out they have in Copenhagen.

[rst22]

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[eddyk]

I see you have found this thread rst22...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...cadilly+circus

This thread in this particular section is mainly for development news regarding Piccadilly Circus and it's immediate vicinity. Rather than it being a photo thread.

[elCreatore]

[rst22]

Thanks for posting. The video looks failry dated. The TDK and Sanyo signs are gone and replaced with screens.

[IanE55]

http://annualreport2012.landsecuriti...20-properties/

[selters]

Is this the most up to date picture of Piccadilly Circus? I remember the TDK sign from the mid to the end of 90's but was wondering what actually TDK can offer these days to the consumers.

[thatmfeeling]

Personally, I think that the building that has the LG sign on the roof should be plastered in adverts... out of all the buildings in the area I think that it is the worst so the adverts would add more vibrancy yet respect the more beautiful buildings.

I do find it amusing that now the Piccadilly Palace Hotel building is listed they treat it like it has never had adverts on it.