Awards

The IALD International Lighting Design Awards recognizes noteworthy projects that reach new heights, move beyond the ordinary and represent excellence in both aesthetic and technical design achievement. Projects completed after June 1, 2011 are eligible. The early bird deadline is October 19, 2012. Submission fees go up after that. The final deadline is November 2, [...]

Presented by The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC), the Lumen Awards recognize excellence, professionalism, ingenuity and originality in lighting designs that have transformed some of the world’s most prestigious buildings and spaces. Ten Lumen Awards in three categories were presented: the Lumen Award of Excellence, the highest level of recognition [...]

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING recently published the 2012 AL Light & Architecture Award Winners–congratulations, all! * Outstanding Achievement – The United States Institute of Peace * Outstanding Achievement – The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts * Outstanding Achievement – Twin Sails Bridge * Outstanding Achievement – National September 11 Memorial * Commendable Achievement – University of [...]

Cooper Lighting has announced a call for entries for its 36th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The competition, which focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of lighting as a primary element in design, is open to all lighting designers, architects, engineers, professional designers and consultants who use Cooper Lighting fixtures in [...]

The Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition recognizes the highest-quality LED luminaires for commercial building applications. This year, the competition is broken into indoor and outdoor competitions. The indoor competition winners were announced earlier this year. Now the outdoor competition is formally launching. Written Intents to Submit are due by August 3, 2012, and must be [...]

The 2011 GE Edison Award was presented to Glenn Heinmiller, Paul Zaferiou and Dan Weissman of Lam Partners for lighting the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC. A personalized Steuben crystal award for the 29th annual lighting design competition was presented by GE Lighting during LIGHTFAIR. The GE Edison Award competition is open [...]

In downtown Manhattan, the National 9/11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 tragedy. “A very powerful installation where light forms a strong contrast to the despair of the dark void,” commented one IALD Awards judge on the lighting design. After extensive studies and select site visits around Manhattan, the designers were able [...]

Cooper Lighting recently announced the winners of the 35th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were recognized at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas at the Keynote Speaker Luncheon on May 8 in front of an audience of 500 design professionals. Five professional awards and six student awards were presented. The annual [...]

Fifteen award winners representing architectural lighting design projects from seven countries comprise the winners of the 29th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, recognized at a presentation held May 10, 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas during LIGHTFAIR. Of the 15 projects recognized, two entries earned Special Citations, [...]