Architectural Lighting: Special Citation

Best Use of Color: Ryerson Image Center, Ryerson University

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:48:40 EST

Faced with the challenge of housing their newly acquired Black Star Collection of nearly 300,000 images from noted 20th century photographers, Ryerson University converted a former brewery building into the new Ryerson Image Centre.

Best Lighting Design on A Budget: House of Air

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:47:58 EST

This former biplane hangar is being given a second chance to become airborne in its new incarnation as the House of Air. The 21,440-square-foot trampoline facility is located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park on the historic Crissy Field landing strip.

Best Use of Daylighting: The Sidwell Friends School Meeting House and Arts Center

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:49:19 EST

A Quaker institution, the Sidwell Friends School wanted to transform an old gymnasium into a meeting and worship space. The school hired architects KieranTimberlake to deliver a design that would embody the Quaker ideals of light and simplicity.

Special Citation for Light as an Urban Connector: Midway Crossings, The University of Chicago

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:17:16 EST

The University of Chicago's historic north campus is separated from its new south campus by the Midway, a green expanse that dates back to the 1893 World's Columbian Expedition. While pleasant parkland during the day, at night the area presented the perfect environment for illicit activity.