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Urban Sun at the Solar Biennale
Urban Sun at the Solar Biennale
URBAN SUN cleans public spaces of the coronavirus with a safe far-UVC 222nm light to bring human well-being.

URBAN SUN will be exhibited as part of The Solar Biennale on 10 and 11 September at monument de Boeg next to Erasmusbrug in Rotterdam. During two evenings there will be a program of spoken word, dance and conversations about the power of light under URBAN SUN. Free entrance at 21.00-23.00. Full information.
Urban Sun
Urban Sun
Urban Sun wins Architecture Masterprize
Urban Sun wins Architecture Masterprize
URBAN SUN is awarded in the installations & structures category of the Architecture MasterPrize, demonstrating that innovative design goes beyond aesthetics.
Urban Sun at Cooper Hewitt New York
Urban Sun at Cooper Hewitt New York
The exhibition "Design and Healing" at Cooper Hewitt in New York presents creative design responses to COVID-19, including our URBAN SUN. Open for public till 20 February, 2023.
Gerety Award
Gerety Award
The all female jury of agency and brand leaders selected URBAN SUN to win a Gerety award.
Urban Sun in Denmark
Urban Sun in Denmark
Welcome to URBAN SUN Aarhus Festival, Northern Europe’s largest cultural event and opened by HRH The Queen of Denmark. URBAN SUN sanitizes this public space in Denmark of the coronavirus using a safe far-UVC 222 nanometers light.
Urban Sun goes on a world tour
Urban Sun goes on a world tour
After the successful launch in Rotterdam, URBAN SUN which sanitizes public spaces of the coronavirus will go on a world tour to Aarhus Festival in Denmark, Museum of Design Atlanta in the USA, and the Netherlands Pavilion at the World Expo 2020 Dubai. Press Release
Urban Sun is world news
Urban Sun is world news
Today URBAN SUN which sanitises public space of viruses is world news and reached more than 850 million people. Thank you BBC, Yahoo, Reuters, Dezeen, Fastcompany, Frame, Jinek and many others. Looking forward to URBAN SUN's possibilities shining, and more applications in the future.
Interview de Volkskrant
Interview de Volkskrant
Urban Sun will shine at Lowlands
Urban Sun will shine at Lowlands
Breathe freer under our URBAN SUN, the unique light innovation which cleans public spaces of the coronavirus. Experience it yourself at the one and only Lowlands Festival, the Netherlands.
Jinek TV
Jinek TV
Watch Daan Roosegaarde's interview on Dutch television Jinek about URBAN SUN, with more than 2.3 million views in the first week.
Scientists about URBAN SUN
Scientists validate the science of URBAN SUN in the Radio 1 interview with Ab Osterhaus, Andreas Voss and Ivo Lede (in Dutch).
World Changing Ideas Award Urban Sun
World Changing Ideas Award Urban Sun
Our URBAN SUN is honoured as finalist of the FastCompany World Changing Ideas Award 2021 Urban Design.
World's first Urban Sun cleans public space of coronavirus
World's first Urban Sun cleans public space of coronavirus
Using the power of light to sanitise public space for better human gatherings.
Urban Sun new far-UVC light 222nm
Urban Sun new far-UVC light 222nm
Traditional UV light at 254nm is harmful. URBAN SUN uses a new, 222nm far-UVC light which is considered safe for both people and animals.
Urban Sun rises tonight
Urban Sun rises tonight
World's first URBAN SUN creates better public spaces.
We are inspired by the Sun
We are inspired by the Sun
Inspired by the Sun, we dream that URBAN SUN shines its helping light to enhance our well-being and sanitises public spaces of the coronavirus.
World's first URBAN SUN
World's first URBAN SUN
URBAN SUN inspires safer social gatherings and cleans public spaces of the coronavirus.
Urban Sun
Urban Sun
Urban Sun in the news
Read more about URBAN SUN at RTL, DutchReview, AD, Designboom, BNR and many others.