July-August 2013 Table of Contents

Whether you call this field "architectural lighting design" or "lighting design," lighting is about creating a sense of place and atmosphere using light as the main medium of expression. Read more

While most businesses enjoy the ease of digital communication and negotiation, many wonder if email communications or digital signatures are legally binding. What are the legal ramifications of using email and digital signatures to conduct business and to negotiate and sign business documents? Read more

Lighting has advanced from standalone controls to integrated systems that speak with each other and with overall building operations. Read more

This integrated lamp and accessory arrangement uses self-centering magnets to attach different lenses to a single 10-degree 10W MR16 LED lamp. Read more

USAI’s Color Select technology aligns interior electric lighting color temperatures with shifts in daylight color throughout the day. Read more

Canoe is a newly launched 4'-long suspended indirect LED pendant. Read more

A biodynamic light for elderly care, the Amadea Visual Timing Light (VTL) is a wall-mounted area fixture that simulates the daylight cycle. Read more

The Reach LED tasklight features two head designs—Velo, a round-edged rectangle, and Viper, a modified pyramid shape. Read more

A wall-recessed, indirect LED for up- or downlights, Fino installs flush in 5/8" drywall without interfering with wall studs. Read more

The Coastal Light uses amber-colored LEDs that provide ambient outdoor lighting that will not alter the natural cycle of sea turtles and other coastal wildlife. Read more

Regular entry deadline for the 10th Annual AL Light & Architecture Design Awards has been extended to May 22, 2013. Late entry remains unchanged. To recap, the entry deadlines are: May 22, 2013 (regular entry, postmark deadline); May 31, 2013 (late entry, not a postmark deadline. Entries must be received in Washington DC by 5p.m.). Read more

Once again, the projects submitted to the AL Light & Architecture Design Awards did not disappoint. The best of the best, these project represent architectural lighting at the top of its game. Read more

Created as part of the tri-centenary celebrations of the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht, “In Lumine Tuo” is a lighting installation that commemorates this Dutch city and its landmarks: the Dom Tower, church, and square. Read more

The Burlington Arcade, built in 1819, is located in London’s Mayfair district, an area known for its luxury shopping destinations and hotels. Speirs + Major was asked to devise a lighting strategy that would help restore the arcade’s appearance and incorporate event lighting. Read more

In Helsinki, winter nights can last upwards of 18 hours. To celebrate this highly valued commodity of light and allow the public to reclaim an industrial space for civic and artistic celebration is Silo 468, an urban beacon of light. Read more

While New York City has long boasted a famous skyline, of late there has been renewed focus at ground level, specifically along the city’s riverbanks. The East River Waterfront Pier 15 and Esplanade, designed by SHoP Architects, is a recent part of this renewal. Read more

Light is the singular element that unites the buildings on the University of the Arts campus, in London, as it marries the historic architecture and the contemporary structures. Read more

For this Silicon Valley–based venture capital firm, who requested to remain anonymous, Sean O’Connor Lighting was tasked with designing a lighting scheme that would be both environmentally responsible and technologically sophisticated. Read more

How do you light a space shuttle that is being exhibited in a 100-foot-long by 60-foot-wide air-supported structure on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier? Read more

Working with just 1,000 square feet and having only 10 percent of the overall $160,000 design budget, Sean O’Connor Lighting created an identity for the Taiwanese company by incorporating the lighting into the architecture, such that the entire space reinforces the frozen treat purveyor’s branding. Read more

Tasked with the challenge of providing a multipurpose, contemplative space for a wide range of moods and emotions, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design organized the Cancer Center’s Quiet Room with the tranquility of nature in mind. Read more

The St. Katharine Drexel Chapel at Xavier University—named after the school’s founder—breaks away from traditional churches both in style and in lighting approach. Read more

Denver recently ranked sixth on a Current Results list of the major cities that receive the most sunshine. With all of that light, it’s no wonder that Allied Works Architecture chose to capitalize on the abundant resource in its design of the Clyfford Still Museum. Working with Arup, the team created an appropriate daylighting strategy. Read more

For this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Freer and Sackler Galleries, part of the Smithsonian, commissioned an interactive installation—“Lantern Field,” designed and run by students and faculty from the Virginia Tech Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology. Read more

One of the most important aspects of the Design Awards review process is the jury discussion. It gives the assembled design colleagues an opportunity to explore ideas and to debate issues raised by the projects at hand. It is as important as the award selection itself. Read more

One-on-One interview with Gustavo Avilés, principal of Mexico City–based architecture and lighting studio Lighteam. Read more