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Cornell University, Milstein Hall
Ithaca NY

Lumen Citation for Lighting that Supports the Architecture

Cornell University’s new Architecture, Art, and Planning building, Milstein Hall, is thoughtfully intertwined with the existing historic buildings. The three story building includes flexible studio space on the upper plate, a pedestrian plaza and auditorium on the ground level, and a critique space and gallery below grade. The lighting systems were carefully designed to amalgamate to the unique ceiling design at each of the three levels with some unexpected lighting interventions woven in. Fixture and lamp selections compliment the building aesthetic and the specific function of each floor.

Lighting Designer: Tillotson Design Associates - Suzan Tillotson, Christopher Cheap

Project Owner: Cornell University

Photography: Iwan Baan/Brad Feinknopf and Matthew Carbone

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Sidwell Friends School, Meeting House
Washington DC

Lumen Citation for Integration of Daylighting and Electrical Lighting

Nestled at the heart of the arts center, the Quaker Meeting Room is bounded by serenely floating architectural planes. The central roof monitor adds daylight, with indirect fluorescent lighting for presence at night. Floating wall panels control daylight through existing clerestories behind, and allow for concealed lighting. On the other walls, lights in large reveals at the ceiling wash where daylight could not reach. Electric light maintains the space’s elegance even when daylight is not present. Controllability ensures lighting can be tailored to complement varying daylight, projection onto the walls, or to highlight the central focus of the room.

Lighting Designer: Arup - Christopher Rush, Theresa Mahoney, Matt Franks, Brian Stacy

Architect: Kieran Timberlake - Jason Smith, Andrew Evans, Andrew Cronin, Paul Worrell, Erin Crowe, Stephen Kieran

Project Owner: Sidwell Friends School

Photography: Michael Moran Studio - Michael Moran

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Cite de l’Ocean et du Surf
Biarritz Cedex, France

Lumen Award of Merit

The oceanographic sea-side museum Cité de l’Ocean et du Surf glows calmly when darkness falls - The lantern effect is achieved with the use of uninterrupted peripheral coves with dimmable high efficiency fluorescent fixtures turning on in synchrony with sunset. Inside, ceiling of the exhibition areas is convex, reminiscent of the nearby sea and its waves. Absolutely no fixtures were allowed in the ceiling, so the light scheme offers a totally uncluttered and smooth horizontal surface.

Lighting Designer: L'Observatoire International - Hervé Descottes, Nicolas Dufils

Project Owner: The City of Biarritz - Hervé Capdeville

Photography: Iwan Baan, Roland Halbe, Fernando Guerra, Hervé Descottes, and Steven Holl Architects

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Claremont University Consortium
Claremont CA

Lumen Award of Merit

Previously a dismal gabled-roof workshop and storage shed, this administrative building has been reborn through a series of creative light installations that dynamically define office and communal areas creating uniquely user-friendly spaces. Playful lighting gestures extend from the exterior where a wood slat entrance is threaded with linear LED strips leading inside to an interactive LED "leaf" garden, then onto multipurpose rooms expressing strategically random arrays of recessed fluorescent downlights and dimmable solar tubes of varying apertures, enveloped by an undulating "cloud-like" structure, stretching the building’s length and screening the mechanical systems. Voila! A wealth of visual and functional delights

Lighting Designer: Lumen Architecture - Nelson C. Jenkins, Francesca Bastianni, Alejandro Bulaevsky

Photography: LTL Architects - Luke Gibson

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Elizabeth Arden Offices
Stamford CT

Lumen Award of Merit

The lighting for Elizabeth Arden not only supports the offices daily activities, it also plays with the refractive and reflective qualities of light thru glass. The visual impact begins at the entry with a decorative chandelier made of 92 perfume bottles. Each equipped with a white LED, creates a lively and kinetic sculpture, and sets a tone for the overall lighting concept and asks “What does it feels like to be inside a perfume bottle?”. Glass meeting and lounge spaces form abstract and over-scaled containers of light; each unique chandelier plays with light thru translucent and transparent materials.

Lighting Designer: RS Lighting Design - Randy Sabedra

Architect: Highland Associates - Glenn Leitch AIA, Lewis Roane, Deborah Lorenzo

Project Owner: Elizabeth Arden - James Cantela

Photography: Eric Laignell

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Washington DC

Lumen Award of Merit

Forty years after his death, a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been constructed on the National Mall, symbolically located on a direct line between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. An imposing “stone of hope” sculpture, a sweeping inscription wall and a granite “mountain of despair” convey the message of freedom, opportunity and justice. Carefully integrated lighting elements express the spirit of this metaphorical message and create a powerful visitor experience. The stringent operating mandates of the National Park Service and the desire to achieve nighttime harmony with the adjacent memorials were important technical considerations.

Lighting Designer: David Mintz, FIALD, FIES

Lighting Designer: Randy Burkett Lighting Design, Inc. - Randy Burkett FIALD, LC, Elizabeth Arras, Mary Goodwin, Susan Jennings, Ron Kurtz LEED AP

Project Owner: National Park Service

Photography: Hoachlander Davis Photography - Anice Hoachlander, Ron Solomon Photography - Ron Solomon and Randy Burkett Lighting Design, Inc.

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The High Line: Section 2
New York NY

Lumen Award of Merit

Transformed from a decaying industrial railroad into a public park, Section Two of the High Line brings the park to a total 1.5 miles. Visitors promenade through the street grid 30 feet in the air, their path highlighted with lit handrails, illuminated benches, and accentuated areas of vegetation. All light fixtures are below eye-level, creating a glare free, dream-like view of the cityscape. Even when darkness falls, the lit handrails keep the park’s paths safely lit, while the low height of these lights eliminate glare for unique, spectacular night views of the city.

Lighting Designer: L'Observatoire International - Herve Descottes, Jason Neches

Project Owner: Friends of the High Line

Photography: Emile Dubuisson

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Yotel
New York NY

Lumen Award of Merit

Yotel’s distinct design aesthetic was inspired by business class airline cabins and Japanese capsule hotels. Upon entering Yotel, guests escape the bustle of the streets of Manhattan and are instantly immersed in a futuristic environment of computerized concierges, a luggage-toting robot, and beds that rotate and transform with a push of a button. This UK-based hotel brand demands “21st century luxury” through the use of light-hued finishes in modern and sleek spaces. Lighting features are seamlessly integrated into the architecture to showcase the minimalist spaces. With a bold, yet simple approach to lighting, Yotel celebrates its unique style while achieving a LEED Silver rating.

Lighting Designer: Focus Lighting - Paul Gregory, Michael Cummings, Scott Hay, Christine Hope, Kenneth, Schutz, Ken Ventry

Project Owner: Yotel

Photography: Nikolas Koenig, Scott Frances and Scott Hay

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The National September 11 Memorial
New York NY

Lumen Award of Excellence

In downtown Manhattan, the long-awaited National 9/11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the infamous tragedy, surrounded by a site in the throes of construction. In remembrance of the victims and for the unity of a nation, two reflecting pools reside as remnant voids of the fallen towers, relatively discrete within the half-completed plaza. From collaboration and persistence, a glimmer of solace and peace has surfaced in the midst of a highly bureaucratic and emotionally arresting project that was conceptualized by one, orchestrated by many, and created for all.

Lighting Designer: Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc. - Paul Marantz, Zack Zanolli, Carla Ross-Allen, Barry Citrin

Exterior Designer: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ)

Landscape Architect: Peter Walker & Partners

Architect: Michael Arad

Project Owner: National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Photography: Caridad Sola Photography and The Port Authority of NY and NJ

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The Rookery Buiilding
Chicago IL

Lumen Award of Excellence

The Rookery, a milestone in American architecture, makes history again as nighttime lighting graces its façades for the first time in the edifice’s over century-long history. OVI's new exterior lighting softly highlights the intricate masonry and distinctive red color. To fulfill the Chicago Landmarks Commission requirements, custom 14-watt LED luminaires (1.5”-high) are concealed from pedestrian view, using field-adjustable mounting arms that minimize contact with the historic facade. Special micro-optics create a flattened cone of illumination, grazing three stories high, without spilling light into the night sky and eliminating glare for tenants. The resulting scheme minimizes both hardware and energy use.

Lighting Designer: Office for Visual Interaction, Inc. (OVI) - Jean Sundin, Enrique Peiniger

Photography: Klein Hoffman - Mark Danielson, John Buck Company - Mark Anderson, The Rookery LP, David Joel Photography Inc. and Hedrich Blessing Photographers - Dave Burk