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Thursday, February 03, 2022

Burj Khalifa lit by 250 PR Lighting AQUA 580 Beam for New Year spectacular

LightSoundJournal.com: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, Dubai celebrated the arrival of 2022 in style, with a grand festival of events. Principal among these was the Laser & Light Show at the mesmerising Burj Khalifa, created and produced by ECA2 with Patrick Awouters (LSE) at the helm of the light and laser element of the production.

1 comment:

Logan Donahue said...

The Burj Khalifa all lit up is truly a beautiful sight. I admire how Dubai made this event Covid friendly, being able to view from hundreds of yards away and social distanced while still being able to indulge in the beautiful light show. Also 250 fixtures?? I can only imagine how painstaking the installation process was. If I had to give one critique it would be on the fixture choice. Not specifically the type of fixture used, but that the fixtures use discharge lamps. After looking up the type of fixture, each one consumes 800w of power at 220v. So 200,000w, not including the other lasers used. This number could have easily been cut in half if LED moving heads were considered. I’m sure there are plenty of comparable LED options to the Aqua 580 Beam. Other than that, the design was flawless and well executed, and creates a spectacle for all those able to see it.