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Celebrating Claudio Ramos and Victor Palacio as IALD Fellows
Celebrating Excellence in Lighting Design: Claudio Ramos and Victor Palacio Honored as IALD Fellows At the recent IALD Enlighten Americas Conference, the lighting design community celebrated two influential figures: Claudio Ramos, FIALD, CLD and Victor Palacio, FIALD,...
DALI North America Summit 2024: Register Now
The DALI Alliance invites industry professionals to attend the first-ever DALI North America Summit on 30 October, hosted at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. This inaugural event promises a robust agenda, exploring critical themes in lighting technology,...
Ukraine’s Cross of Heroes Receives IALD Award of Merit
Illuminating Resilience: Expo Light’s Award-Winning Cross of Heroes Design At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Mykola Kabluka from Ukraine's Expolight. Mykola and his team earned an Award of Merit for their...
A Look Inside the Perelman Center’s Award-Winning Lighting Design
Illuminating Innovation: Inside the Perelman Center Lighting Design As our industry is well aware, lighting design profoundly impacts how we experience architecture, and the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center complex is a shining example. At the...
About IES Publication LP-16-22
In the February 2023 issue of designing lighting (dl), I reported on a lighting controls system disaster at the Minnechaug Regional High School, a state-of-the-art energy-efficient building that, due to the failure of a 2014-era custom lighting control system,...
Schuler Shook O’Hare T5 Design Receives IALD Award of Merit
At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference near San Diego, I had the chance to sit down with Giulio Pedota, IALD, LC, LEED AP of Schuler Shook, as his O'Hare Terminal T5 Design receives an Award of Merit. The project stands as a testament to the integration of...
Award-Winning Lighting Design Transforms Casals Forum
Lighting the Casals Forum: A Dynamic Approach by Andreas Schulz At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference near San Diego, I had the chance to interview Andreas Schulz of Licht Kunst Licht, AG in Germany. Andreas received an Award of Merit for his innovative work on...
Award-Winning Basilica Lighting Design by Randy Burkett
Illuminating the Basilica: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Lighting Design for St. Louis Cathedral At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference, held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn near San Diego, I spoke with Randy Burkett, FIALD, FIES, LC, of Reed Burkett Lighting Design. Burkett was...
Up Close with Brandon Thrasher
It’s immediately clear, when talking to Brandon Thrasher about his career, that lighting has always been a passion – even in childhood, growing up in Kansas City, Missouri. “There was something I always observed about lighting…the pivotal moment was in high school – I...
Architecture Firms Face 20th Consecutive Month of Declining Billings in September
WASHINGTON – October 23, 2024 – Despite improving conditions in the broader economy, September marked the twentieth consecutive month of declining billings for architecture firms, according to the latest data from the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI). The...
Light Justice NOW Awards
Brentwood, TN – designing lighting (dl) announces the inaugural Light Justice NOW Awards, a groundbreaking initiative to recognize projects and industry initiatives delivering positive change to underserved and marginalized communities. The Awards celebrates...
Call for Entries: 2025 Lumen Awards Recognizing Excellence in Lighting Design
New York, NY — The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) proudly announces the call for entries for the 2025 Lumen Awards. The Lumen Awards recognize excellence, professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in architectural lighting...
Call for submissions: Project-based AIA awards
WASHINGTON – October 22, 2024 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has opened the call for submissions for 12 project-based award programs. The following 12 awards are open for submissions: AIA/ALA Library Building Award Architecture Award Healthcare Design...
Keith Bradshaw of Speirs Major Receives an IALD Award of Merit
Interview with Keith Bradshaw at IALD Enlighten Americas: Lighting the SKP Chengdu Project At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference, Randy Reid, editor of designing lighting (dl) magazine, interviewed Keith Bradshaw from Spears Major Architecrual Lighting as he...
The 41st Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards
Celebrate the next installment of the lighting design industry's longest-running awards program, recognizing the year's finest projects by design firms worldwide! Discover the architectural lighting design entries that received the highest commendation from a panel of...
Casambi Launches the Salvador 3016 for North American Market, Revolutionizing Wired Lighting Control
Helsinki, Finland – OCT 21, 2024 –Global leader in wireless smart lighting control, Casambi, is pleased to announce the launch of the Salvador 3016, the latest model in the Salvador Series, now available for the North American market. The Salvador Series introduces a...
Achieving Transparency in the Lighting Industry
A Plan to Achieve Greater Transparency in the Lighting Channel (Round 3 of 3) At the IALD Enlighten Americas Conference, Steven Rosen, FIALD, Principal of Available Light, moderated one of the most complex discussions. The session focused on transparency and...
Event Horizon October 21-25
This week’s Event Horizon October 21-25 offers exciting opportunities in the lighting and design industry, including AIA25, NYControlled, and the upcoming Canada Light Expo 2024. Read on to learn more. AIA25 There’s one week left to submit your proposal for AIA25,...
Implementing a Human-Centric Lighting Design Process
Implementing A Five-Step Human-Centric Lighting Design Process for Your Next Project At the IALD Enlighten Americas conference, Dr. Kevin W. Houser, IALD, and Dr. Tony Esposito, Ph.D., explored the intricacies of human-centric lighting (HCL). They addressed the...
Lisa Reed, Randy Burkett Discuss Lighting the Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch, a symbol of St. Louis and American westward expansion, has undergone several lighting upgrades over the decades, reflecting advancements in lighting technology. Randy Burkett and Lisa Reed, partners at Reed Burkett Lighting Design, took the stage at...