{"id":4728,"date":"2018-02-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/linear-lighting-part-1\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T07:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T11:47:28","slug":"linear-lighting-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#8217;s Lines of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Back in the 80s, a little Disney film called <i>Tron<\/i> showed us something completely avant-garde for that time, something that reflected the fascination we had with technology, video games and the first personal computers: a minimalist aesthetic dominated by mesmerizing glowing lines to reference the innards of a computing machine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40070\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40070\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-40070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858-1024x461.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A still from the 1982 movie Tron.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ironically, lines of light in spatial design became all the rage in the post-Y2K era \u2014 and not just in the context of sci-fi movie sets. Cutting-edge office spaces, dramatic building fa\u00e7ades, renovated institutions and even private residences have been catching on to this lighting trend. Whereas <i>Tron<\/i>\u2019s production team used a combination of backlit animation and computer imaging to render the effect, today\u2019s architects and interior designers are creating the real thing thanks to the current crop of innovative products and systems.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re keen on incorporating lines of light into a project, consider first if your design requires \u2014 and can accommodate \u2014 recessed channels, or if you can provoke the same emotion using surface-mounted lights. Perhaps your goal is not to insert streaks in wall, ceiling or floor planes, but instead to accentuate elements and objects, whether it\u2019s a stair tread, truss or piece of furniture. Finally, if you want to pack similar visual punch sans the fussy LED strip, extrusion and lens cutting, think about composing patterns with readymade linear suspension or other stick-style luminaires.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40071\" style=\"width: 1634px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40071\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40071 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522897Untitled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1624\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522897Untitled-1.jpg 1624w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522897Untitled-1-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522897Untitled-1-768x272.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522897Untitled-1-1024x363.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1624px) 100vw, 1624px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>For this <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/nike-studio-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike Studio<\/a> in Beijing, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/coordination-asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COORDINATION ASIA<\/a> lined various elements with LED strips to evoke energy and movement.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40072 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123490052coordination-asia-installs-nike-studio-within-beijing-art-gallery-10591-9374010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1096\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123490052coordination-asia-installs-nike-studio-within-beijing-art-gallery-10591-9374010.jpg 1096w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123490052coordination-asia-installs-nike-studio-within-beijing-art-gallery-10591-9374010-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123490052coordination-asia-installs-nike-studio-within-beijing-art-gallery-10591-9374010-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123490052coordination-asia-installs-nike-studio-within-beijing-art-gallery-10591-9374010-1024x617.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1096px) 100vw, 1096px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED light strip or tape (which is basically a strip with pre-applied adhesive) and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion. Typically these channels can be cut to desired length in the field and come with their own end caps and lenses to diffuse and conceal the individual light diodes on the strip.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from having the light protrude slightly from the surface it\u2019s installed on, there are a couple of other drawbacks of going the strip-plus-housing route: First, it\u2019s not suitable on floors or steps as it can be a tripping hazard. And second, it\u2019s difficult to run along curved surfaces. However, manufacturers are making some strides addressing the latter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40073\" style=\"width: 1264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40073\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40073 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522901Untitled-2-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1254\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522901Untitled-2-copy.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522901Untitled-2-copy-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522901Untitled-2-copy-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123522901Untitled-2-copy-1024x470.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1254px) 100vw, 1254px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mateusz Tanski and Piotr Michalewicz\u2019s Baltic Palace Hotel in Poland boasts an eye-catching fa\u00e7ade of walls that \u201cflow\u201d down to reference the nearby beach; light strips follow these contours to enhance the fa\u00e7ade at night.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>For instance, Seattle-based company <b>Solid Apollo<\/b> recently launched a line of three flexible LED channels. The first, Adaptflex LED Strip Channel is constructed from thin high-grade anodized aluminum that bends to any shape with a radius of 6 inches or more. Meanwhile, Neonizer LED Light Channels NF10 and NF12 mimic the look of traditional neon fixtures with their flexible two-part PMMA plastic bodies.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40074\" style=\"width: 1255px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40074\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40074 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523181Untitled-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1245\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523181Untitled-3.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523181Untitled-3-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523181Untitled-3-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523181Untitled-3-1024x474.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1245px) 100vw, 1245px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Solid Apollo\u2019s new flexible and bendable channels include the Adaptflex LED Strip Channel (left) and neon-inspired Neonizer LED Light Channels.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another surface-mounted option that eliminates the need for extrusions or diffusers is Electroluminescent (or EL) tape. This alternative to LED strips uses an electrical charge to activate a layer of phosphor, causing it to glow and spread that illumination evenly throughout a thin, flexible ribbon. EL tapes can be cut at any spot as there are no individual diodes to look out for as in LED strips, they\u2019re already encapsulated in a protective material and they\u2019re flat enough to use on floors, even stair treads. Where it can be inferior to the LED strip is brightness or lumens levels, however.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40075\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40075\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-40075 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523225Untitled-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523225Untitled-4.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523225Untitled-4-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523225Untitled-4-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523225Untitled-4-1024x410.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Light Tape<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Light Tape<\/b> is one brand of EL tape that can be used to add interior or exterior accent lighting and delineation. The product comes in several widths ranging from \u00bc-inch to a very wide 30 inch; the wider sheets are mostly suitable for backlighting applications, such as illuminating an entire countertop in a bar setting, or for cutting out shapes, logos and letters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40076\" style=\"width: 1533px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40076\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40076 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523454Untitled-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1523\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523454Untitled-5.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523454Untitled-5-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523454Untitled-5-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523454Untitled-5-1024x387.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1523px) 100vw, 1523px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Ellumiglow offers kits for DIY Tron costumes and pre-cut shapes, along with standard EL tape.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Ellumiglow<\/b> is another maker of EL tape and offers complete kits to meet different project needs. Fabulously \u2014 for the \u201ccosplay\u201d crowd \u2014 it even produces and sells a DIY <i>Tron<\/i> costume kit! Like Light Tape, this brand has sheet-style EL products as well, but also a variety of pre-cut shapes such as triangles, circles and semicircles and rounded-corner quarter squares.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40080\" style=\"width: 1746px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40080 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523536Untitled-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1736\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523536Untitled-6-1.jpg 1736w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523536Untitled-6-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523536Untitled-6-1-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472123523536Untitled-6-1-1024x340.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1736px) 100vw, 1736px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/fahouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAHOUSE<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/jean-verville-architecte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean Verville Architecte<\/a> implements both surface-mounted and recessed lines of light. Photography by Maxime Brouillet.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Considering recessed systems or off-the-shelf suspension luminaires instead? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/lines-of-light-part-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> for such products, where we rounded up a few of our favorite recent examples.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linear lighting has become all the rage in the post-Y2K era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"projects","architizer_featured_image":"1743766","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"architizer_project":[1682],"architizer_brand":[],"architizer_firm":[9961,9962],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-4728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","category-practice","architizer_project-fahouse","architizer_firm-coordination-asia","architizer_firm-jean-verville-architecte"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#039;s Lines of Light - Architizer Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#039;s Lines of Light - Architizer Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sheila Kim\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Architizer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sheila Kim\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sheila Kim\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f\"},\"headline\":\"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#8217;s Lines of Light\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\"},\"wordCount\":853,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Materials\",\"Practice\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\",\"name\":\"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron's Lines of Light - Architizer Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#8217;s Lines of Light\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Journal\",\"description\":\"Inspiration and Tools for Architects\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Architizer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png\",\"width\":36,\"height\":36,\"caption\":\"Architizer\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f\",\"name\":\"Sheila Kim\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sheila Kim\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/sheila-kim\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron's Lines of Light - Architizer Journal","description":"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron's Lines of Light - Architizer Journal","og_description":"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.","og_url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/","og_site_name":"Journal","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","article_published_time":"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg"}],"author":"Sheila Kim","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Architizer","twitter_site":"@Architizer","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sheila Kim","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/"},"author":{"name":"Sheila Kim","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f"},"headline":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#8217;s Lines of Light","datePublished":"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/"},"wordCount":853,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg","articleSection":["Materials","Practice"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/","name":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron's Lines of Light - Architizer Journal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg","datePublished":"2018-02-26T14:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-08-08T11:47:28+00:00","description":"Animate vertical surfaces and ceilings without cutting into them by sourcing an LED strip or tape and housing it in a slim-profile extrusion.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1472122215360tron-disneyscreencaps-com-7858.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/materials\/linear-lighting-part-1\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Retro Futurism: How Architects Can Channel Tron&#8217;s Lines of Light"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","name":"Journal","description":"Inspiration and Tools for Architects","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Architizer","url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/favicon.df2618023937.png","width":36,"height":36,"caption":"Architizer"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Architizer\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Architizer","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/architizer\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Architizer"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/009f90c376676dd9aa4bf56a2377547f","name":"Sheila Kim","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d1ab4c3b09882b014029c3227719e16ae7c821f2d9dc92e49d8cce1ece336770?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.architizer.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Flogo-600x600-1.jpg&r=g","caption":"Sheila Kim"},"url":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/author\/sheila-kim\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4728\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_project","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_project?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_brand?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_firm","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_firm?post=4728"},{"taxonomy":"architizer_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/architizer_product?post=4728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}