# How light and code can transform a city

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDNext 2024
- Speaker: Leo Villareal
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Astronomy and space, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/leo_villareal_how_light_and_code_can_transform_a_city)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Leo Villareal is an artist, but his tools aren't paint and canvas; he manipulates light, color and computer code to create monumental works of public art. In a dazzling talk, he takes us inside his efforts to light up some of the world's most iconic bridges — including an installation of 25,000 LED lights on San Francisco's Bay Bridge and a piece uniting nine bridges along London's River Thames — and shows how public art can transform a city.

## Lectures

1. [How light and code can transform a city](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/leo_villareal_how_light_and_code_can_transform_a_city/3c3284190e8d), 9 min (TED's player)