Events
Sightlines | Civil Lighting Design: A Missing Discipline
Imagine that you are driving home after a long day at work: It’s 6 p.m. on a November evening and it’s raining. The Sun has set, it’s getting dark, and the streetlights turn on. The highway appears slick and droplets stick to your windshield. Traffic slows, but some drivers maintain normal speeds. Wet pavement reflects…
Not Kicked to the Curb—Connected to It
Smart vehicle technology and the future of roadway lighting Most advances in technology represent incremental improvements, like upgrading your sixth-generation smartphone to the latest model. But once in a while, a technology comes along that truly revolutionizes an industry. Ride-hailing apps displaced long-established taxi systems by using GPS-powered smartphones to coordinate riders in real time.…
A Quarter for Your Thoughts
Weaving remembrance, culture, and community into the fabric of New Orleans New Orleans. The Big Easy. A city known for its music, cuisine, and, of course, Mardi Gras. The delta region relishes its connection to the Mississippi River, the Gulf Coast, and its multicultural past. But a few hours after midnight on New Year’s Day…
From Darkness to Dignity
Empowering African refugee communities and informal settlements Imagine a world without artificial light. How might that feel when the Sun goes down? For refugees across Africa, this is not something they have to imagine; it’s their reality. A lack of public lighting has resulted in a vast impact on those who have learned to live…
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…