Events

Performing Architecture
Barclays Center is the first of many projects planned to revitalize Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards. By Samantha Schwirck

Garden of Cleveland
Under the roof of one midwestern conservatory, layers of light immerse visitors in the landscapes of two diverse continents. By Samantha Schwirck

Updated IES Roadway Standard Hits the Street
Intended as a basis for the design and installation of roadway lighting and associated systems, the newly updated ANSI/IES RP-8-21: Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities is a compilation of numerous…

Color and Control
Is the Glover Cary Bridge a case study in dazzling design or cutting-edge technology? The answer is yes and yes. By Paul Tarricone

An Opportunity, Not an Obstacle
In this book excerpt, the author describes how designers can tame the beast that is daylight. By Lisa Heschong

Project in Pictures: Luxury Means Custom
The Q Topanga is a nearly 400-unit mixed-use apartment complex and one of San Fernando Valley’s most coveted luxury home communities.

Editor’s Note: More Than a Pipe Dream
This is another of those issues where the “A” in LD+A stands for aspirational. By Paul Tarricone

DLC and LCA Unite for Training
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and the Lighting Controls Association (LCA) have announced a collaborative effort to offer online courses to advance knowledge of networked lighting control (NLC) technology and applications.

22 Projects Earn IALD Lighting Design Awards
The winners of the 39th IALD International Design Awards, presented by Acuity Brands, were announced in June.

Klus Takes Top Honor at LightFair Innovation Awards
An independent panel of judges from the IES and the IALD selected 14 Category Winners at LightFair Las Vegas.

Imagine This
The $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill promises to help deliver large-scale, well-funded projects for years to come. Five lighting designers told us what they’d do with a slice of the…

A Committee Q+A on the IES Online Spectral Calculator
The IES recently released an online spectral calculator as part of its digital Standards Toolbox. Lighting specifier Jess Baker asks Michael Royer about how it came to be, how it…

How They Did It: Coast & Valley Wine Bar
Derek Porter Studio created a barrel-vaulted chandelier made of 406 wine bottles to illuminate a small wine bar in Brooklyn, NY, and earn an IES Illumination Award of Merit.

LightFair Preview: Can’t Miss Events
From TEK Talks to the Innovation Awards, here are some highlights to look forward to at this year’s conference and trade show in June.

