The June 24-27, 2026, edition of Lightovation at Dallas Market Center will again feature its popular Design + Build Day, previewing the largest residential lighting show in the Western Hemisphere and providing programming for trade professionals on Tuesday, June 23. The upcoming Design + Build Day continues momentum from the January 2026 Lightovation show, where…

Speirs Major Light Architecture | Photos: Studio Kevin Mak and Jonathan Leijonhufvud and SMLA Taikoo Place in the business district of Hong Kong, China, is an urban oasis off ering visitors myriad pathways of exploration to fitness and wellness centers, restaurants, and sweeping views of the city, across two buildings, a ground-level garden, and through…

The Stack is rooted in theatrical design principles Rising above Vancouver’s skyline, The Stack at 1133 Melville Street is more than an office tower—it’s a statement in sustainable architecture and lighting design. As Canada’s tallest zero-carbon building, its sculptural form and choreographed illumination redefine how performance, aesthetics, and environmental responsibility can coexist. From its twisting…

After attending LEDucation, LightFair, IES25: The Lighting Conference, ArchLIGHT Summit, and IALD Enlightened Americas last year, I noticed a troubling consistency: the same conversations, frustrations, and inertia. Here are five provocations—not to stir drama, but to push the industry forward. These viewpoints come from seven years as a lighting designer in an architecture and engineering…

Pumping life into the heart of Dayton, Ohio After the Dayton Arcade, a block of nine interconnected buildings closed in 1990, the once-bustling early 20th-century commercial site fell into disrepair, standing dark and vacant on the city streets. Nearly two decades later, a multiphase renovation plan was launched by Dayton Arcade Partners, and led by…

Upgrading America’s pastime In the classic baseball film Field of Dreams, a voice reaches out to Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella in a cornfield: “If you build it, he will come.” And you can build it, but no athletes—living or deceased—are coming without the proper illumination of the playing field. Collegiate and Minor League baseball diamonds…

Venturing beyond the stadium/arena experience Sports lighting has expanded beyond the confines of stadiums and fields, venturing into landscapes once deemed impossible to illuminate. Today, designers orchestrate light across environments as varied as the neon-saturated canyons of Las Vegas and the pristine, snow-draped slopes of Sundance in Utah. These projects demand a delicate balance where…

We readily accept that adult recreation deserves quality illumination. Municipal softball leagues play under lights, public volleyball courts in New York City stay bright until 11 p.m., and high school football games are typically played long after sunset. And just beyond those fences and fields, playgrounds stay dark. That made sense when families were eating…

The WNBA champs’ headquarters celebrates excellence through design With over 90,000 fans packing the stands during the 2024 WNBA finals, the Professional Women’s Hockey League expanding into two new cities in 2025, and the Women’s Pro Baseball League launching in 2026, the appetite for professional women’s sports has never been stronger. As the popularity of…

New and familiar voices weigh in on trends in the retail lighting market sector Roughly six years out from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that changed the way we work, socialize, learn, dine, and shop, LD+A is checking in again with experts on the state of the retail lighting industry and how it continues…

Retail ecosystems thrive at The Grand Outlet of East Jakarta Spanning more than 17,000 islands along the equator, Indonesia’s tropical climate features lush rainforests, coral-rich seas, and volcanic mountains. This abundance of natural light, color, and texture is so reflected in Indonesian daily life that when it came time to develop the country’s first outlet…

The interplay of warmth, texture, and color at the Clarke Quay mall The CQ @ Clarke Quay in Singapore isn’t your mother’s shopping center. Situated alongside the picturesque Singapore River, a historic site that dates back to the 1800s, the commercial center comprises several blocks of brick warehouses and multiple story shophouses hosting various eateries…

From broad strokes to subtle advances If you were in the lighting industry in the early 2000s, you lived through some significant changes including the 2008 recession and the industry-wide transformation brought upon by LEDs. This new light source delivered unprecedented efficiency and opened the door to new possibilities in form and function, and we…

Wireless controls elevate hospitality experiences The luxury hospitality market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections showing it will reach nearly $370 billion by 2032.1 Whether designers are upgrading a beloved five-star destination or constructing a new property from the ground up, today’s hospitality projects demand solutions that deliver cutting-edge guest experiences while respecting architectural constraints,…

Examining the complexities of hospitality megaproject design There are unique complications that come with designing hospitality megaproj­ects, specifically those relating to the design of integrated resorts. These are projects with square-footages measured in the millions, budgets in the billions, and design/construction schedules that can last for half a decade or more. For example, design work…