Events
Sightlines | This Is the Way: Bringing the art and science of illumination to children
If you had a chance to explain lighting to 100 10-year-olds, what would it look like? For Equity in Lighting (EIL), it is the perfect mix of art, science, and a little bit of magic to inspire and connect these students to the world of light that surrounds them every day. Over eight weeks, the…
Designing for the New Normal
How climate change is redefining outdoor lighting infrastructure I have spent much of my career working at the intersection of design and environment—first in film production, where every set must feel inhabited and true, then in real estate, where the built environment carries the weight of lives lived within, and now in infrastructure, where the…
The Only Way Is Through
The Učka Tunnel in Croatia unites steel, stone, and sea To venture into or out of the Istrian Peninsula in Croatia, a deeply historic region turned popular vacation destination known for its culinary excellence and proximity to the Adriatic Sea, travelers must pass through the Učka mountains by vehicle. Snow-capped and primarily limestone, the mountain…
A Journey of Remembrance
Recasting the National World War I Memorial The National World War I (WWI) Memorial in Washington, D.C., is a choreographed experience of light, landscape, and sculpture. The lighting design operates as both guide and storyteller for A Soldier’s Journey, the sculpture at the heart of the memorial. What begins at the bright edges of Pennsylvania…
Momentum Continues for the Sixth Annual ArchLIGHT Summit in Dallas
With a sold-out show floor for the past two years and a reputation for top-notch programming, the September 15-16 ArchLIGHT Summit at Dallas Market Center is shaping up to be the event’s biggest and best one to date. ArchLIGHT Summit showcases the latest lighting technologies alongside a robust educational lineup for lighting designers, specifiers, architects,…
Lightovation’s Design + Build Day for Trade Professionals Continues to Grow
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…
Project in Pictures: A Holistic Approach in Hong Kong
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…
Let’s Do the Twist
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…
Sightlines: Five Unpopular Opinions on the 2025 Lighting Circuit
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…
Arcade One-Up
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…
Shine Bright Like a Diamond
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…
From the Strip to the Summit
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…
Sightlines | Game On: Keeping Playgrounds Alive After Sunset
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…
Coming Up Aces
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…
Retail Revisited
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…