Architectural Lighting: 2011 Design Awards

Jury Members

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 02:01:02 EST

Four jurors selected this year's AL Design Awards winners.

Postscript - Sunrise Yard Dept. of Transportation Maintenance Facility, Queens, N.Y. & North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, N.C.

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:52:57 EST

Daylighting is one of the most challenging lighting strategies to implement. This year, the jury was torn between two projects that it felt exemplified different thinking about daylighting design—the poetic and the functional.

Special Citation - Platform 5, Sunderland Station, England

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:20:03 EST

The creative use of light and imagery at Sunderland Station transforms the tedium of everyday commuting into an unexpected and interactive moment.

Best Use of Color - Queens Theatre in the Park Addition and Renovation

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:59:30 EST

One of three structures designed by Philip Johnson for the 1964 World's Fair held in Queens, New York, the open-air Theaterama has become the main civic theater for the borough.

Special Citation - The Cushing Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:08:01 EST

Like a cabinet of curiosities, the Cushing Center—home to Dr. Harvey Cushing's collection of human brain specimens, one of the most unique and significant medical collections of the 20th century—slowly reveals itself to visitors.

Commendable Achievement - The Morgan Library & Museum, McKim Building Restoration, New York

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:02:33 EST

J.P. Morgan's mansion at the corner of Madison Avenue and East 36th Street was the first electrically lit private residence in New York City, a feat the banking mogul took great pride in.

Commendable Achievement - 155 North Wacker Drive, Chicago

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:01:12 EST

Following the tradition of great Chicago high-rise office buildings, 155 North Wacker Drive first roots itself to the street with a grand lobby and atrium before it begins its 46-story climb toward the sky.

Commendable Achievement - RePUBlic Gastropub, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:02:04 EST

“The coolest sports bar in America” was the client's request, and that's what architect Rand Elliott delivered.

Commendable Achievement - John E. Jaqua Academic Center for Student Athletes, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:01:37 EST

The Jaqua Center, designed specifically to address the academic needs of student athletes, creates a unique learning environment in which the athletes can succeed on and off the field.

Outstanding Achievement - Lincoln Center Plaza, New York

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:04:25 EST

Lincoln Center has long been one of New York City's—and the world's—great cultural destinations for music, theater, and dance.

Outstanding Achievement - The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, New York

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:04:53 EST

Located a block from Times Square, One Bryant Park's lighting designers—Cline Bettridge Bernstein—had the unenviable task of creating a nighttime presence for this high-rise office tower, one that would not only make its mark on the New York skyline, but also adhere to the LEED Platinum building's sustainable mandates.

Outstanding Achievement - Infinity Bridge, Stockton-on-Tees, England

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:03:58 EST

Designed to encourage development in the areas on both sides of the River Tees in Stockton-on-Tees in northeast England, this bridge takes speculative design to a new level.

Outstanding Achievement - ThyssenKrupp Quarter, Essen Germany

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:00:20 EST

The corporate headquarters for materials and technology group ThyssenKrupp, best known for its steel technology and escalators, is home to 2,000 employees.

Outstanding Achievement - The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 11:13:02 EST

Located in the Dallas Arts District, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre is one of two performance venues at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.

Outstanding Achievement - Art Collector's Loft, New York

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:03:23 EST

Curvilinear forms and a luminous ceiling plane define this loft that is home to an art collector and his extensive collection of art and rare books.

8th Annual AL Light & Architecture Design Awards

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:14:26 EST

It might appear to some that creative explorations and quality-lit environments would be harder to come by these days given shorter project time lines, stricter energy requirements, and tighter budgets.