Image: 222 North LaSalle Lobby. Photography: DANIEL KELLEGHAN
The National Lighting Bureau is pleased to announce the winners in the 7th Annual Tesla Awards. The projects being recognized support the organization’s mission of advancing lighting excellence and innovation in lighting design, and promoting best lighting practices to create an inviting, healthier and more sustainable future. The awards ceremony took place on April 14th at 11 am Eastern time during LEDucation 2026 in New York City, booth PF4. The ceremony was hosted by NLB chairperson Mary Beth Gotti and NLB Executive Director Tom Butters. Judges for this year’s program are: Dawn DeGrazio, LC; Terry McGowan, LC, FIES, Director-at-Large NLB; Naomi Miller, FIES, FIALD; Mark Roush, FIES, LC, MArch; and James Yorgey, PE, LC, Director-at-Large NLB.
Awards of Excellence
Project Title: Arvest @ Ledger Offices Bentonville, AK
Designers: C. Brooke Silber, Leela Shanker, Enrique Rojas,
Ira Rothman
Firm: Borealis Lighting Studio
This project was also awarded:
Special Citation for Innovative Lighting Controls (sponsored by the Lighting Controls Academy)
Project Title: Cologne Cathedral Cologne, Germany
Designers: Philipp Schmitz, Stephan Thiele, Andreas Schulz,
Thomas Möritz
Firm: Licht Kunst Licht AG
Project Title: 222 N. LaSalle Lobby Renovation Chicago, IL
Designers: Giulio Pedota, Samantha Komber, John Jacobsen
Firm: Schuler Shook
Awards of Merit
Project Title: Bow Valley College Esports Arena and Production Hub
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Designers: Vannessa Pederson, Darren MacNeil, Stephen Lee, Tyler Shellenberg, Rachel Fitzgerald
Firm: Stantec
Project Title: Mosaic San Francisco, CA
Designers: Emily Klingensmith, Travis Shupe, John Jacobsen,
Katelyn Le-Thompson (formerly with Schuler Shook)
Firm: Schuler Shook
Project Title: Pan American Health Organization Washington, DC
Designers: Vannessa Pederson, Shannon Glover, Anna Zuercher, Chloe Dye
Firm: Stantec
Project Title: PENN 2 Exterior Lighting New York, NY
Designers: Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes, Nira Wattanachote, Alexis Arnoldi
Firm: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Project Title: PENN 2 Interior Lighting for Public & Amenity Spaces
New York, NY
Designers: Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes, Nira Wattanachote, Alexis Arnoldi
Firm: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Project Title: Reverb HQ Chicago, IL
Designers: Emily Klingensmith, Travis Shupe, Scott Tobin, John Jacobsen
Firm: Schuler Shook
Project Title: Yale Linonia & Brothers Reading Room Renovation
New Haven, CT
Designers: Francesca Bettridge, Nicole Y. Kim, Clara Samudio
Firm: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Special Citations
Special Citation for Innovative Lighting Controls (sponsored by the Lighting Controls Academy)
Project Title: Arvest @ Ledger Offices Bentonville, AK
Designers: C. Brooke Silber, Leela Shanker, Enrique Rojas, Ira Rothman
Firm: Borealis Lighting Studio
Special Citation “for community involvement in the lighting design process”
Project Title: Opening the Edge New York, NY
Designers: Kate Sweater Hickcox
Firm: Dwaal Lighting Design
Special Citation “for adaptive reuse of a retail building”
Project Title: State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Springfield, IL
Designers: Giulio Pedota, Laura Roman, Jackson Pattermann, Samantha Komber, John Jacobsen
Firm: Schuler Shook
With great appreciation, the National Lighting Bureau acknowledges all participants of the 7th Annual Tesla Awards. Congratulations to all Tesla Award winners for their commitment to promoting excellence in lighting.
About the NLB
The National Lighting Bureau is an independent, IRS-recognized not-for-profit, educational foundation that has served as a trusted lighting information source. The Bureau provides its services to the public free of charge, thanks to the generous funding of the organization’s sponsors which include professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, manufacturers, and agencies of the U.S. government.
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