More awards than ever before were handed out in the International Association of Lighting Designers' 22nd annual award show during LightFair International 2005 this year.
From 141 submitted projects, 23 winners were chosen.
The award-winning designs come from projects from eight different countries:
-Italy -Indonesia -Germany -Greece -Korea -Spain -United States -United Kingdom
The distinguished designers represent seven countries:
-Italy -Indonesia -Germany -France -Spain -United States -United Kingdom
Seven IALD Awards of Excellence were awarded: one in both the corporate and the retail/entertainment categories; two in site/facade; and three in the category of monumental structures/public spaces. The highest point-earner is awarded the coveted Radiance Award for Excellence in Architectural Lighting Design.
Fifteen projects earned IALD Awards of Merit; two in both the hospitality and corporate categories; three in the site/facade category; and four in each the retail/entertainment and monumental structures/public spaces categories.
An IALD Special Citation for innovative use of materials and techniques for daylighting control was granted for an entry in the academic/institutional category.
Seven IALD Awards of Excellence were presented, with the Radiance Award going to the site/facade entry:
Galleria West, Seoul, Korea
By day, the front of the building shows off a sophisticated frosted glass facade, and at night it transforms into a vibrant and scenic experience. This effect was achieved with 5,000 backlit frosted glass disks.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Rogier van der Heide, IALD, of Arup Lighting, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The other site/facade award of excellence was presented to:
Pulrose Power Station, Isle of Man, UK
Exterior color-changing luminaries light the flu stack to complement the turbine hall. Internally white lights make the mesh translucent. These lights are programmed to create chases of movement up and around the stack. The completed scheme runs every evening creating a striking nighttime landmark.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Jonathan Speirs, principal of Speirs and Major Associates in Edinburgh, also in the United Kingdom. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Sandra Downie, Carrie Donahue Bremner and Iain Ruxton.
One award of excellence was presented in the corporate category to:
Berlin Medical Society, Berlin, Germany
The new office building of the Berlin Medical Society needed lighting to create a soothing office atmosphere that caters to physical, emotional and psychological human needs, and allows for some individual control. In individual offices, each person can select warm-white, daylight white, pure color or programmed color loops to support his or her well-being.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Michael F. Rohde, IALD, of L-Plan, Lighting Design, also in Berlin, Germany. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Uli Heim, Karolina Zielinska and Amardeep M. Dugar.
One award of excellence was presented in the retail/entertainment category to:
Lath and Plaster Showroom, New York, NY, USA
To showcase the art of the plaster trade, evolving textures in multiple plaster layers culminate in sculptural 3-D forms. Blue fluorescents representing negative space beyond the forms and incandescent sources highlight the foreground structures.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Attila Uysal, IALD, of SBLD Studio, also in New York, New York. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Zengwei Fu and Peiheng Tsai.
Three awards of excellence were presented in the monumental structures/public spaces category to:
Bridge of Aspiration, London, England, UK
The primary challenge was to capture the dynamic form and innovative drama of the heliotropic design that changes level as it spans the street. The design solution graphically "draws" the frame with 57 L-shaped white LEDs integrated into the corners of the aluminum frames.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Jonathan Speirs and Phillip Rose of Speirs and Major Associates, also in London, United Kingdom.
Crown Fountain, Chicago, IL, USA
Two 50-foot glass towers are connected by a shallow reflecting pool. Each tower portrays the faces of Chicagoans and changes with random programmed sequences. When the video image purses its mouth, a fountain of water emerges. Grazing fixtures, mounted below a stainless steel grate at the base of the towers, illuminate the spout of water.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Jim Baney, IALD, of Schuler Shook, also in Chicago, Illinois. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Autumn Metzler and Brian Garthwaite.
St. Franziskus, Regensburg, Germany
From the exterior, the church is a rectangular box, but the interior is a striking contrast of smooth elliptical lines. The design team was charged with creating low-cost lighting that manages the unusual architecture, and daytime and nighttime needs. In the interior, two overlaying curves define the floor line and top rim of the space. A white membrane prevents direct view of the conventional flat shed roof and acts as a screen of light.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Annette Hartung of Lightplanung, located in Koeln, Germany.
Fifteen IALD Awards of Merit were presented. Two were awarded in the corporate category including:
Adotta, Vicenza, Italy
The designers transformed light into architecture in the 1200-square meter warehouse on three floors by manipulating the space and creating positive, balanced relationships while establishing new physical boundaries.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Carlo Ferrari of Archingegno in Verona, Italy.
Stone & Youngberg, San Francisco, CA, USA
The team faced three critical design challenges: establishing a unique office identity in a cavernous volume; minimizing glare in a space subject to ample daylight; and integrating modern fixtures into an historic structure. Collaborators developed a suspended vault ceiling that sheltered the trading area from direct sunlight while diffusing daylight into the rest of the space.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Darrell Hawthorne, principal of Architecture & Light, also in San Francisco, California. Other lighting designers credited on the project are M. Jonathan Plumpton, Murray Agnew and Tina Lin.
Two awards of merit were also presented in the hospitality category to:
Hilton Hotel, Athens, Greece
To celebrate the hotel's 40th anniversary and extend a warm welcome to 2004 Olympic officials, the client wanted to update and refurbish the hotel. The design challenge was to create an energy-conscious lighting solution to complement the strong architecture and enhance the modern interior. In the main lobby, lighting was carefully integrated into the fabric to ensure minimal visual intrusion within the space. The refurbishing helped the hotel to earn status as the Official International Olympic Committee Headquarters Hotel for the 2004 games.
Principal lighting designers on the project are Richard Bolt and Nick Hoggett of dpa lighting consultants located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. One other lighting designer credited on the project Michael Curry from dpa.
Semiramis Hotel, Athens, Greece
The design challenge was to illuminate the highly reflective glass and tile light fixtures embedded within the architecture to accent the distinctive materials.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Paul Gregory, principal of Focus Lighting in New York, New York. Other lighting designers credited on the project include Michael Cummings, Christine Caracciolo, Jennifer Alexander and JP Lira.
Three awards of merit were presented in the site/facade category:
Frost Bank Tower, Austin, TX
The 33-story bank headquarters is sculpted with a dense rectangular base. The top of the building is crowned by an evenly lit, six-story, glass structure. At night, a second set of narrowly focused accent lights showcase the vertical mullions at the setback near the building top.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Francesca Bettridge, IALD, principal of Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design in New York, New York. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Michael Hennes, Mitul Parekh and Fabio Tuchiya.
Pier 1 Imports Headquarters, Fort Worth, TX
The lighting strategy for the new headquarters was to reinforce the building's strong, architectural design. In addition, the building appeared to be separated lengthwise by glowing glass through the center.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Francesca Bettridge, IALD, principal of Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, Inc. in New York, New York. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Mitul Parekh and Nira Wattanachote.
Restoration of Paseo del Ovalo, Teruel, Spain
The major design challenge was to provide a fresh, unifying look that injected new life into the historic space while respecting the traditional structures. The designers played with light and dark spaces so that new space emerges when people are simply strolling or sitting in the plaza.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Maurici Gines of Artecluminotecnia located in Barcelona, Spain. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Jose Cardona, Javier Manzur and Eduardo Oyhenart.
Four awards of merit were presented in the category of retail/entertainment:
Bullring WCs, Birmingham, England
The Birmingham City Center's water closet needed lighting that challenged the institutional approach to illuminating WC facilities, yet addressed the critical functions of security, maintenance and cost-effectiveness. The strategy was to illuminate key surfaces with striking variations in brightness.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Douglas Brennan and Murray Scott, of dpa lighting design in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Carlos Miele, New York, NY, USA
The challenge was to create a comfortable environment inside while showcasing the apparel to passersby outside. The design concept was to create an illusion of suspended colorful clothing. Cool color fluorescents illuminated the sweeping white surfaces. Neon was recessed into the epoxy floor in a custom channel contributing to the illusion of floating dresses.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Paul Gregory, principal of Focus Lighting, Inc., also located in New York. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Ken Ventry and Terrence Connolly.
Montage, Inc., Boston, MA
To showcase the gallery's furniture, the design team worked to achieve a natural backdrop using the space's large concrete columns and expansive windows. A dramatic, four-sided, two-story stainless steel beaded curtain was the gallery's new focal point to entice customers to explore the lower level.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Daina Yurkus, principal of Light this! Architectural Theatrical Lighting Design in Boston, Massachusetts. Another lighting designer credited on the project is Brad Koerner.
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, near Palm Springs, CA
With inspiration from the picturesque desert landscape, the lighting designers were charged with creating a nighttime oasis. The project encompassed lighting in the exterior facade and tower, casino, lobby, parking garage and landscape.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Dawn Hollingsworth, IALD, LC, of Visual Terrain in Van Nuys, California. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Eileen Thomas, LC, Matt Levesque, Lisa Passamonte Green, Jeremy Windle, LC, Stacy Westbrook, and Francis Mempin.
Four awards of merits were also presented in the category of monumental structures/public spaces:
Devos Performance Hall Renovation, Grand Rapids, MI
The original lighting included downlights cast into the balcony's concrete ceilings. Fixtures created a scalloped effect and unlit perimeter walls accented the distance between the upper balcony and stage. To open and unify the space, floor-to-ceiling perimeter illumination connected the audience with the stage.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Todd Hensley, IALD, LC, of Schuler Shook in Chicago, IL. Other lighting designers credited on the project are Emily Klingensmith, IALD, LC, senior designer, and Autumn Metzler, lightin designer.
Jubilee Church, Rome, Italy
Daylight naturally pours into the church from between three arcing shells and an asymmetrical ceiling skylight. And, as in many great churches, the use of natural light, a symbol of the Spirit, was a driving force in the design.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Paul Marantz, FIALD, principal of Fisher Marantz Stone in New York. ERCO GMBH is also credited with lighting design.
Monumen Nasional, Jakarta, Indonesia
Monumen Nasional is a memorial place, which commemorates Indonesia's independence and serves as a recreational space for the community. The design challenge was to develop lighting that would serve both the recreational as well as the commemorative roles of the structure.
The lighting designer on the project is Abdi Ahsan of Auviz Lumina Plano Pt.
Rion Antirion Bridge, Corinth Gulf, Greece
The Rion Antirion Bridge is 27 meters wide and 2300 meters long. It has four towers at intervals across the length of the structure that inspired a design that enhances the nocturnal landscape. The two sides of the gold-painted bridge are illuminated with 560 floodlights equipped with yellow glass filters and visors.
Principal lighting designers on the project are Roger Narboni, Sara Castagne and Frederique Parent of Concepto Agency in Bagneaux, France.
One Special Citation for Innovative Use of Materials and Techniques for Daylight Control was awarded in the academic/institutional category to:
Kingsdale School, London, England, UK
The challenge was to refurbish the 50-year old school by enclosing a three-story inner court to accommodate a new auditorium, performance space and dining area. Natural and energy-efficient artificial lighting was needed to help the space function, yet surrounding classrooms were not to be affected. The solution began with a roof structure that can be inflated or deflated to allow 5 to 50 percent of the natural light to filter into the space, depending on lighting and heating requirements.
Principal lighting designer on the project is Henrietta Lynch of Fulcrum Consulting in London, England.
Images of the awards can be viewed on the IALD's Web site.
