24th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Awards

24th Annual IALD International Lighting Design Award Winners Represent Best of Global Design Community
Winners from 6 Countries & Each Judging Category

New York City, NY, U.S.A., 9 May 2007 - Twenty winners representing six countries comprise the winners of the 24th Annual International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) International Lighting Design Award Winners roster, and were recognized at a presentation held 9 May at Columbia University's Lerner Hall. In this year's mix of winners, all seven submission categories received representation. Of the 20 projects recognized, three entries earned Special Citations, 12 earned Awards of Merit and six earned Awards of Excellence. The highest point score winner across all categories, in addition to receiving an Award of Excellence for their project, receives recognition as The Radiance Award Winner – acknowledged as the highest achievement in lighting design award honors.

Accepting the Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design was Lighting Planners Associates, Inc. for its submission into the monumental structure/public spaces category. IALD Member Kaoru Mende, Ryuichi Sawada, Hirohito Totsune and Aki Hayakawa are credited for their work on the Chino Cultural Complex in Nagano, Japan. This project's award-winning qualities, as well as briefs on all other winning projects, are included in separate releases with images and credits where approval has been given.

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Radiance Award Winner

Chino Cultural Complex

Chino, Nagano, Japan

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Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Kaoru Mende, IALD
Ryuichi Sawada
Hirohito Totsune
Aki Hayakawa
Lighting Planners Associates Inc.

Architects

Nobuaki Furuya
Sachiko Yagi

Photography

Awards of Excellence

AGC Monozukuri (Quality Manufacturing) Training Center

Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Japan

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Judging Category

Corporate

Lighting Designers

Kakudate Masahide
Takao Odajima
Yasuyuki Kanebako
Takenaka Corporation

Architects

Hirotsugu Yamaguchi
Nobuaki Miyashita
Seiko Tanaka

Photography

© Taisuke Ogawa

Manchester235

Manchester, England U.K.

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Judging Category

Hospitality

Lighting Designers

Sanjit Bahra, Senior Designer
Graham Rollins, Lighting Designer
Lighting Design International

Architects

Burrows Cave International

Interior Designer

Nicholas Hollinshead Interiors

Photography

© Lighting Design International

ERHA Clinic Kelapa Gading

Jakarta, Indonesia

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Judging Category

Hospitality

Lighting Designer

Abdi Ahsan

Architect

Heru Mudito

Interior

Joke Roos Interior

Artwork

George Timorason

Photography

© Abdi Ahsan 2006

Information Center in the Central Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe

Berlin, Germany

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Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designer

Carla Wilkins
LichtVision GmbH

Architect

Peter Eisenman

Exhibition Architecture

Claudia Franke

Exhibition Design

Dagmar von Wilcken

Photography

© Lepkowski Studios 2005

Manufactum

Munich, Germany

Judging Category

Retail/Entertainment

Lighting Designers

Gerd Pfarré, IALD, DWB
Katja Moebs pfarré lighting design

Architects

Peter Kulka

Interior Architects

Landau + Kindelbacher

Manufacturer of Custom-Designed Lighting Elements

Ansorg, Muelheim/Ruhr

Photography

© Andreas J. Focke

Awards of Merit

UMB Bank, Shawnee Branch

Shawnee, Kansas U.S.A.

Judging Category

Corporate

Lighting Designers

Bruce Yarnell, IALD
Mark Hershman, IALD
Yarnell Associates, LLC

Architects

Brian Bolten
Hollis & Miller Architects

Photography

© Brian Bolten & Bill Manginelli, Manginelli Productions

Public Passage

Munich, Germany

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Gerd Pfarré, IALD, DWB
Katja Moebs
pfarré lighting design

Architects

Auer+Weber+Associates

Manufacturer of Custom-Designed Lighting Handrail

Christoph Matthias

Photography

© Andreas J. Focke
© Stefan Mueller-Naumann

Berlin Main Station, Underground Platforms & Shopping Areas

Berlin, Germany

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Dr. Thomas Müller
LichtVision GmbH

Architects

von Gerkan, Marg and Partner Architekten

Design & Construction of Suspended Ceiling

Winkens Architekten

Photography

© Roland Horn, Hans-Christoph Brinkschmidt, 2005

Changi Airport, Terminal 2 Upgrade

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Kaoru Mende, IALD
Yutaka Inaba
Atsushi Itakura
Saiko Tanuma
Lighting Planners Associates Inc.

Architects

RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd.
Genslar International (HK) Ltd

Cicada Pte Ltd
Squire Mech Ltd

Photography

© Hidetaka Mori

The Blue Pool House

Dallas, Texas U.S.A.

Judging Category

Residential

Lighting Designer

Pamela Hull Wilson, IALD

Architects Gary Cunningham, FAIA

Cunningham Architects

Landscape Architect

David Hocker, ASLA

Photography

© James F. Wilson

Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A.

Judging Category

Hospitality

Lighting Designers

Sean O'Connor, IALD, Principal
Martha Lopacki, Designer
Sean O'Connor Associates

Interior Designers

Marguerite Rodgers, LTD

Photography

Courtesy of Hyatt International

Temple Emanu-El

New York, New York U.S.A.

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Roger Morgan
Steve Rust
Sachs Morgan Studio

Architects

Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners

Photography

© Samuel Morgan, 2006

Greenville Liberty Bridge

Greenville, South Carolina U.S.A.

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Derek Porter, IALD
Katie Green
Katrina All
Derek Porter Studio

Bridge Architect

Rosales Gottemoeller & Associates

Jorg Schlaich

Photography

© Derek Porter 2006

7 World Trade Center

New York, New York U.S.A.

Judging Category

Site/Façade

Lighting Designers

Francesca Bettridge, IALD
Michael Hennes
Mitul Parekh
Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, Inc.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
James Carpenter Design Associates

Owner

Silverstein Properties, Inc.

Artist

Jenny Holzer

Photography

© David Sundberg/Esto Photography

Luz Railway Station, Museum of the Portuguese Language

São Paulo, Brasil

Judging Category

Monumental Structures/Public Spaces

Lighting Designers

Gilberto Franco, IALD, Principal
Carlos Fortes, IALD, Principal

Lighting Design Team

Martina Weiss
Orlando Marques
Paula Longato
Letícia Mariotto
Cláudia Borges Shimabukuro

Architect

Paulo Mendes da Rocha

Client

Roberto Marinho Foundation

Museography

Ralph Appelbaum
Marcello Dantas
Marcelo Tas
Rafic Farah

Scenery Designer, Exhibition

Bia Lessa

Restoration

Wallace Caldas

Photography

© Andrés Otero

Residential Lobby, Diana Garden Hiroo

Tokyo, Japan

Judging Category

Residential

Lighting Designers

Reiko Chikada, IALD
Sachi Takanaga

Architects

Tadao Suzuki
Keisuke Kuwahara
Kajima Design

Developer

Morimoto Co., Ltd.

Photography

© SS Tokyo, Saiko Wachi

Uniqa Tower

Vienna, Austria

Judging Category

Site/Façade

Lighting Designers

Andreas Schulz
Stefan Hofmann
Licht Kunst Licht AG

Architects

Neumann & Partners

Photography

© Werner Huthmacher, 2006

Citation for Integration of Sustainable Lighting Design within an Architectural Structure

The Kresge Foundation

Troy, Michigan U.S.A.

Judging Category

Academic/Institutional

Lighting Designers

Julie Blankenheim, Associate IALD
Laura Roman, Associate IALD
Dave Doubek
Lighting Design Alliance

Architects

Joe Valerio
Dan Rappel
Heather Salisbury
Tim Winnecke
Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

Photography

© Maconocie Photography

Citation for Use of Modern Technology to Accurately Replicate Historic Lighting Design

The Chicago Board of Trade Lobby Renovation

Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.

Judging Category

Corporate

Lighting Designers

Robert Shook, IALD, Principal
Giulio Pedota, IALD, Senior Designer
Miory Kanashiro, Lighting Designer
Schuler Shook

Architects/Preservation Architects

Austin AECOM / Harboe Architects

Photography

© Craig Dugan, Hedrich Blessing

Citation for Transformation of Active Industrial Setting to Evening Public Gathering Space Through Use of Light

Tokyo, Japan

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Judging Category

Permanent Installation

Lighting Designers

Reiko Chikada, IALD
Sachi Takanaga

Architects

Taku Sakaushi
Takeshi Nakashima
O.F.D.A. Associates

Photography

© Hiroshi Ueda & Shinkenchiku-sya Co., Ltd.