Architectural Lighting: Cultural

Light and Lightness

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:18:33 EST

Throughout his long career, artist James Turrell has explored light both as a medium and as a metaphor for personal introspection.

Daydreaming in Light

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:14:02 EST

From June through September of this year, Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa., was transformed into a magical lightscape due to the creative imaginings of artist Bruce Munro, who is known for his inventive explorations of light.

Portals of Light

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:16:56 EST

The Städel in Frankfurt is one of Germany's most important museums.

Commendable Achievement, Whole Building: Tenley-Friendship Library

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:17:10 EST

The Tenley-Friendship Library, part of the DC Public Library system, was designed inside-out by way of a collaborative process. The Freelon Group and Horton Lees Brogdon Lighting Design worked together to develop architectural, electric lighting, and daylighting systems with an eye toward creating a healthy building that consumes 31 percent less energy than is standard for a 21,472-square-foot structure.

Commendable Achievement, Interior Lighting: Cranbrook Art Museum and Library Renovation/Collections Building Addition

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:16:21 EST

Built in 1942 on the campus of Eliel Saarinen's Cranbrook Academy of Art, the Cranbrook Art Museum houses a permanent collection and plays host to traveling exhibitions.

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.

Saving Saarinen

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:27:54 EST

When Jeff Gerwing, principal in the Detroit office of SmithGroupJJR, walked into the Cranbrook Art Museum in 2008, he had one question: "Why aren't the lights on?"

Illuminated Tribute

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:16:45 EST

The 16 acres in lower Manhattan known as ground zero is arguably the most emotionally charged site of our time. It is the location of the Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993, terrorist attacks, where 2,983 people lost their lives. Creating an appropriate commemoration that recognizes all the victims at the World Trade Center site, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pa., where flight 93 crashed, has been an important part of the rebuilding efforts.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:08:25 EST

A world-class performance venue makes Kansas City a cultural destination.

Illuminated Ingenuity

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:32:06 EST

An ingenious (and economical) combo of glass and light transforms Austin, Texas's AMOA-Arthouse at the Jones Center.

Under the Magnifying Glass

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:56:13 EST

A look at the continuing advancements in solid-state lighting for illuminating artworks in museum settings.

Special Citation - Anacostia Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C.

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:22:34 EST

Transparency and luminosity underscore this new two-story library in Washington, D.C.'s southwest neighborhood of Anacostia.

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.

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.

Architecture Now! Museums

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:08:22 EST

An Eye for Art

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:11:25 EST

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art deploys its own lighting designer to make the most of its collections.

Emerald Jewel

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:11:43 EST

The new Art of the Americas wing at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts transforms the institution for the next century.

Sun-Kissed

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:12:40 EST

Additions to two of Israel's leading art museums open up to the vibrant daylight of the Mediterranean.

Museum Lighting in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:08:20 EST

Are LEDs ready for the illumination of art objects?

The Cushing Center

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:12:52 EST

Dr. Harvey Cushing's groundbreaking collection of brain specimens is sensitively displayed in a new permanent exhibit at the Yale School of Medicine.