#lightingdesignaward

Congratulations to the team with BuroHappold & Ateliers Jean Nouvel !

The 34th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Awards, held in Philadelphia's Crystal Tea Room, honored twenty-two of “the most innovative and inspiring work found anywhere in the world of architectural lighting design”. Barneys New York Downtown Flagship was one of five to have earned this year's Awards of Excellence! This is a significant accomplishment and, along with our 2016 Award of Merit + Sustainability for NBCUniversal Lobby and Mezzanine Restoration, makes for our 2nd consecutive IALD win. This prestigious award is further described by IALD as "the longest-running awards program recognizing excellence in architectural lighting design. The program honors lighting design that reaches new heights, moves beyond the ordinary and represents excellence in aesthetic and technical design achievement. Judging is a rigorous and blind process; only those projects demonstrating consistent design quality and technical expertise receive award recognition after three straight days of judging." Regarding our lighting design for Barneys New York Downtown Flagship, the IALD's press release states "Judges were impressed by the project’s attention to detail, and the way the variety of design moments worked cohesively throughout the project. As one judge wrote, 'Barneys New York is a beautiful example of elegant simplicity.'" Congratulations to Emily Monato, Yusun Hwang, and Carol Castillo-Kuberski, as well as all the other great design teams awarded for their outstanding work!