IALD AwardsARCHITECTURAL
New York City
98 AWARDS
USA
elegant, well-considered lighting than just utilitarian lighting,[and]
can win through against even the this project takesthe architectural
best of competition. We hope that limitations of atypical pool area
the scheme demonstrates how the and turns it into aclear design
illumination of acommon project success story,” one IALD Awards
type, such as an office atrium, judge stated. “The lighting creates
can be inspiring,uplifting and the atmosphere and is beautifully
add considerable visual value integrated into the architecture.”
even on amodest budget.” Winner of the other Award of
Nineteen winning entries rep- Excellence for The Metropolitan
resenting projects from eleven Museum of Art, The Wrightsman
countries underscored the IALD’s Galleries for French Decora-
commitment to recognising tive Arts, was Auerbach Glasow
qualitylighting as defined by French led byLarryFrench, IALD. Pic: Lukas Roth
both aesthetic and technical Visual hierarchy/balance,
expertise. As project focus and shadow,colour temperature, Pic: Zooey Braun, Stuttgart
lighting codes mandate ashift sparkle, time of dayand place
in paradigm to lighting that is are conceptuallywoven into the
sustainable and maintainable, lighting of this project. Within t hat
rigorous judging criteria ensures contextthe spectacular objects on
the IALD International Lighting displaymust be revealed, within
Design Awards remains relevant, strict conservation limits, in all
mirroring the global design their glory.Period historic chan-
environment. Over the years this deliers, torchères and sconces
program has become an industry were sensitivelyrewired, internal
benchmark, setting the bar in a lighting was refurbished and
position that requires adherence candlesticks were equipped with
to the highest qualitylighting electric “flames” that subtlymove.
design parameters. Accent lighting uses state of the
Andrea Hartranft, IALD member art technology.Asophisticated
and IALD International Lighting dimming system controls all.
Design Awards chair,was thrilled “Few projects so well represent
Award of Merit winners...with this year’s recipients. “The detailed understanding of light,
Top: Krischanitz Building, Novartis Campus, BaselIALD received more than 260 physics, psychology,historyand
Above: WGV Cafeteria, Stuttgart
submissions in response to its the practicalities of manufactur- Below: Torre del Agua, Zaragoza
call for entries –well more than ing,” one IALD judge commented. Pic: Xavier Graells
we have received in prior years, Thirteen projects earned the
surpassing last year’s entrytotal Award of Merit. Highlights
by100 projects! The winners of included multiple wins for Licht
the 26th Annual International Kunst Licht (Federal State Parlia-
Lighting Design Awards reflect the ment of Liechtenstein and two
international reach of this design schemes at the Novartis Campus
competition, and the qualityof in Basel) and artec3 (Plazadel
design capable bythis industry’s Torico, Teruel and Torre del Agua,
practitioners.” Zaragoza, both in Spain).
Accepting the IALD Award of An unusual winner was the
Excellence for Limerick House Spa Lumina Group for its scheme
was Graham Rollins of Lighting at the Pertamina Gas Station
Design International. in Indonesia. Driven bymarket
The brief for the Limerick House competition and new standards
Spa was to create aseries of for national oil companygas
calming,coherent and relaxing stations in Indonesia, Pertamina
spaces in anewlycarved-out was redesigned to be modular,
basement. The lighting chal- with space directlymultipliable
lenge was to create aversatile according to project sizeand site
yet discrete scheme, which would conditions nationwide. Additional
enhance and complement the needs included that the design
forms, while creating the correct should be economical and techni-
ambience for this tranquil subter- callyand aestheticallybetter than
ranean retreat. existing stations.
“Rarelydoes apool get more The result? “Anunexpected design
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