LD+A’s Katie Nale recently interviewed a roundtable of lighting experts about changes they see coming in buildings and lighting in a post-COVID world.
LD+A’s Katie Nale recently interviewed a roundtable of lighting experts about changes they see coming in buildings and lighting in a post-COVID world.
Another article in Thomas Schielke’s “Light Matters” series at ARCHDAILY.com, “Creating Walls with Light” examines two early approaches to using light to define walls and make a big impact on architecture. Using examples, he presents uniform wall washing and grazing, sometimes with concealed lighting equipment to enhance the effect.
The application of light is not only concerned with illumination but its absence–shadow–creating intriguing contrasts for certain types of architecture. In this article published by ARCHDAILY.com, Thomas Schielke describes architect’s Louis Kahn’s approach to light and darkness.
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently surveyed lighting design business owners and principals about the COVID-19 crisis in May 2020 and October 2020. This survey was repeated in 2021 and posed questions for the January to March 2021 time frame. The result is a snapshot of the state of the lighting design profession in challenging times.
In a new Facilitiesnet.com article, Chicago-based lighting designer Avraham Mor describes four key elements of successful lighting designs in a post-COVID world.
In an article published in LIGHT LINES, four lighting experts say current lighting design practices are based on satisfying outdated tasks, resulting in inadequate designs, missed opportunities, and an improper understanding of efficient delivery of light.
Lytei’s beautiful video engages twenty leading lighting designers–including Howard Brandston, Chip Israel, Charles Stone, Nancy Clanton, and more–to celebrate and discuss lighting design.
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My most recent contribution to ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR provides an update on the TM-30 color evaluation method, which turned five this year.
The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) recently announced 21 winners of the 37th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards, presented by Cooper Lighting Solutions. Top honors goes to Arup UK for The University of Sheffield Concourse in Sheffield, England UK, which received the IALD Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design award.
In this article published in a recent issue of LD+A, Northwestern Energy’s Steven Schmitt describes lessons learned from a four-year project to convert more than 40,000 street and area luminaires from HID to LED.