Events
Under a Rainforest Roof
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…
Glow with the Flow
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,…
Sightlines: Innovation in a Post-LED World
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…
Guest Appearances
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…
Size Matters
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…
A Shire Thing
Crafting a magical design journey through Hobbiton When visitors step from their tourist coaches onto the rolling hills of Hobbiton in Matamata, New Zealand, they enter a land that has…
Sightlines: Best Practices — Starting an IES Student Chapter
Beginning in the summer before my final year at Oregon State University (OSU), I decided to start an IES Student Chapter, as our university had never had one before. This…
Careers: Recruitment Faux Pas
Recruitment Faux Pas: When hiring turns into self-sabotage In LD+A, July 2025, I wrote about the tides shifting toward a more balanced job market; course correcting from the hyper candidate-driven…
Gaming the System
An office for fun, innovation, and community In the heart of downtown Vancouver, Canada, the rapidly expanding mobile entertainment company Kabam sought to create an office environment that was as…
Research: How Can Lighting Enhance Your Perceptual Music Listening Experience?
Music listening experiences can be strongly influenced by the surrounding environment. A recent study conducted by researchers at Arizona State University and the California Lighting Technology Center at the University…
Project In Pictures: Pump Up the Jam
The AO Arena in Manchester, England, one of Europe’s biggest music venues since the mid-1990s, featuring Pop headliners like Lorde and Katy Perry in 2025, underwent significant redevelopment to offer…
Revolutionary 360 Solar: Off-Grid Lighting Powered by Innovation
Performance and aesthetics are often treated as trade-offs in lighting design, with efficiency on one side and visual appeal on the other. With 360 Solar by Landscape Forms, that compromise…
Let There Be Night
The outdoor lighting revolution is underway I’ve always been drawn into the dark. Even before working at DarkSky International, I often found myself getting up before sunrise for morning runs…
Project In Pictures: Who Says You Have to Leave the Park After Sunset?
Sometimes designing lighting isn’t only about providing illumination, but how to celebrate the darkness that surrounds it. The recreation project at Squamish Oceanfront Park in The Great White North’s British…
Heart of Darkness
Can one man help the U.S.’s most densely populated state “see the night?” Back in 2002, Verizon’s “Test Man” character shot to popularity with a series of commercials, where he…