Associate Professors Rodolphe el-Khoury and Robert Levit are one of three finalist teams in an international competition for the illumination of Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts. The international competition, GLOW, was sponsored by SHIFTboston and Light Boston with the intention of creating "a NEW approach for lighting Copley Square." The square is one of the most prominent public spaces in the USA. A second round will lead to the selection of a winner and project construction.
 
The design by el-Khoury and Levit combines a catenary structure with a responsive network of LED lights and area illumination. The combination of physics-based investigations into geometry and uses of responsive media reflect ongoing research by el-Khoury and Levit and their firm Khoury Levit Fong. They were assisted by Lindsay Hochman.