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Lighting the Gateway as LA Welcomes the World

Lighting the Gateway as LA Welcomes the World

When the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) set out to link its growing rail network directly to the airport, the project required a design that could do more than guide commuters. It needed to rise to the moment—especially with major...

Save 10% on Your LIT Awards Entry

Save 10% on Your LIT Awards Entry

Submissions are now open for the LIT Lighting Design Awards 2026, and I wanted to personally remind you about the Early Bird opportunity. Until April 30th, 2026, you can receive 10% off your entry fee by submitting during the Early Bird period. It is a great moment to...

The Sphere Held Its Breath

The Sphere Held Its Breath

When my wife and I stepped into the Sphere, the first thing that hit us was how warm and muted everything looked—like the whole place was lit at around 1800K with a very nice and relaxing glow. The Sphere lighting design I’d walked in fully expecting to be blasted...

The Sphere’s Other Skin

The Sphere’s Other Skin

The Las Vegas Sphere may be the most photographed building on earth, yet almost none of those images show what lighting designers care about most—what happens inside. While the Las Vegas Sphere’s exterior draws attention, its Sphere interior lighting tells the real...

The Illumination of the Burj Khalifa

The Illumination of the Burj Khalifa

From Concept to Skyline: Crafting the World’s Tallest Lighting Experience At Light + Intelligent Building Middle East, I had the pleasure of introducing a presentation that felt less like a technical case study and more like a rare look behind the curtain of one of...

Rewiring Lighting Design Workflows with AI

Rewiring Lighting Design Workflows with AI

How AE7 Is Rewiring Lighting Design Workflows with AI—Without Losing Design Authorship Artificial intelligence is no longer a side experiment in lighting design. At Light + Intelligent Building Middle East, a standing-room-only workshop made that point unmistakably...

Lighting Beyond Vision

Lighting Beyond Vision

Peter Veale Explains the Importance of Looking at Lighting Beyond Vision At Light + Intelligent Building Middle East, one of the most engaging sessions stepped away from fixtures and specifications. Instead, it focused on how lighting shapes human perception. I...

Submit to Speak at SALC 2026

Submit to Speak at SALC 2026

The 2026 Call for Presentations Close February 3 Submissions for consideration for the 2026 IES Street and Area Lighting Conference in Phoenix, AZ, are being accepted through February 3, 2026. Seminar sessions generally run 25-35 minutes. Street and Area Lighting...

Form Without Friction

Form Without Friction

Form Without Friction In 2025, Elite Lighting continued to evolve its architectural portfolio with a clear objective: enable bold design intent without introducing downstream complexity. Every new system and enhancement was engineered to balance creative freedom with...

Light Can Help You Launches LDX

Light Can Help You Launches LDX

Light Can Help You Launches LDX: The Lighting Design Experience — A New Revenue Engine for Custom Integrators Seeking to Grow Lighting Sales Golden, CO — [January 2026] — Light Can Help You, one of the nation’s leading residential lighting design firms, today...