Architectural Lighting: Religious

Commendable Achievement, Interior Lighting - Lumen United Reform Church and Community Center

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:31:21 EST

The Lumen United Reform Church in London is not your typical place of worship.

Divine Inspiration

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:04:23 EST

Three Montreal designers won a competition outlining ideas to illuminate the façade of the Gesú, a church built in 1865 that now houses the oldest operating performance hall in Quebec.

Madonna Della Strada Chapel, Chicago

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:08:16 EST

Left unfinished when its doors opened in the late 1930s in the midst of the Great Depression with the looming threat of war, the interior of the Madonna della Strada Chapel on the Loyola University Chicago campus is now complete.

Temple Emanu-El

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:06:07 EST

With a great sense of respect and restraint, the lighting design for Temple Emanu-El, a prominent New York City synagogue located on Fifth Avenue overlooking Central Park, the adage “less is more” certainly holds true.

Lighting Brings New Life to Chilean Churches

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 10:33:20 EST

Multinational power utilities typically are not known for sustained investment in the revitalization of underprivileged communities. Enersis, the leading power utility for much of South America, however, is doing exactly that, with a massive illumination program called "Lighting Churches South of the World." Established in 2000 with the help of Fundación ENDESA, Enersis's Spanish parent company, and an allotted budget of roughly $1.5 million, "Lighting Churches South of the World" has sought to bring new life to the people of Chile by lighting the heart of their communities--the church.