Lighting Design

A new edition of the Advanced Lighting Guidelines will be available November 2010. The publication that since 1991 has provided the latest in energy-efficient lighting technology and best-practice design is being published as an online guide. I was pleased to work with the New Buildings Institute to write the controls chapter, building on the excellent [...]

Projects completed after June 1, 2009 are eligible to be entered in the 28th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards. The online entry site is now open to qualifying projects. The early bird deadline is October 15, 2010, after which entry fees go up; all entries must be received by October 29, 2010. Click here [...]

This presentation will provide you with an overview of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO) developed by IES in association with International Dark Sky Association. Participants will learn how the MLO: * Permits reasonable uses of outdoor lighting for night-time safety, utility, security, productivity, enjoyment and commerce * Minimizes adverse off-site impacts including light trespass and [...]

IBE Consulting Engineers (IBE) has announced the launch of IBE Lighting, a new in-house department that offers comprehensive interior and exterior lighting design services from earliest concept development through installation. IBE Lighting is overseen by lighting designers Hank Dahl and Stephen Bakin, whose combined expertise represents more than 50 years experience in architectural lighting design. [...]

The Yale School of Architecture has announced a second panel discussion titled, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM at the Yale Center for British Art (BAC) at 1080 Chapel St., New Haven, CT. Participants will include [...]

Yale School of Architecture has announced a panel discussion, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held Friday, October 1, 2010 from 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM at the Paul Rudolph Hall, 180 York St., New Haven, CT. The panel discussion is part of a two-day symposium “The [...]

The Yale School of Architecture has announced an exhibition, “The Structure of Light: Richard Kelly and the Illumination of Modern Architecture,” to be held August 23 through October 2, 2010 at Paul Rudolph Hall, Yale School of Architecture Gallery, 180 York St., New Haven, CT. The exhibit is accessible M-F, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM [...]

The kick off event for the Kelly Centennial year will celebrate the legacy of lighting design pioneer Richard Kelly (1910-1977). Guest speakers will include Margaret Maile Petty, Senior Lecturer, Culture + Context at the School of Design, Victoria University, Wellington (New Zealand) and Matthew Tanteri, IALD Educator, FIESNA, Assistant Professor, MFA Lighting Design, School of [...]

Richard Kelly (1910-1977) was one of the first designers to focus exclusively on lighting–both electric and daylighting–designing more than 300 projects with some of the leading names in 20th century architecture, including Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and Louis Kahn. This year marks the centennial of Kelly’s birth, which is being celebrated by the [...]