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DETAILS [editorial]


Paul James, editor, writes: The debate has been raging about the pros and cons of the architectural lighting design accreditation (or credentialing) drive with many lighting professionals passionately arguing on both sides of the fence. I have just returned from the IALD Enlighten Americas conference where the topic is high on the agenda due to particular challenges to the definition of ‘lighting designer’ in the US. And, at the forthcoming PLDC conference in Copenhagen, Koert Vermeulen, Principal Designer at ACT Lighting Design and Director of Membership for PLDA, will be presentating a paper about the future of the lighting design profession if accreditation becomes a reality. Is it a good


thing? I have heard valid points from both camps.


The problem as I see it is that currently anyone can call themselves a ‘lighting designer’ unlike say, an architect, and this is doing a disservice to the lighting design profession. There are too many in the lighting industry who specify by numbers, just concentrating on energy efficiency without any creative design or, on the other side of the coin, we’ve all seen schemes where clearly there are too many luminaires used to the detriment of the client and the environment (both the project environment and the environment in its broader sense). This could either be due to the unscrupulous manufacturer rep making a quick buck with a ludicrously over-specced job or the so-called ‘lighting designer’ who hasn’t got a clue about what they are doing! Either way, I believe some form of accreditation can help to assess the competancy of architectural lighting designers. I understand there are teething problems with the principle of accreditation and that’s why there has been a long consultation process. Any form of credentialing of course shouldn’t be a prerequisite for being employed but it should be there as a guideline for the selection process used by the client. I see accreditation as an important step forward to legitimising the lighting design profession.


Pete Brewis, deputy editor, writes: Perhaps more than any other part of the hospitality sector, the hotel industry lives and dies on attention to detail. While it may be possible to maintain the perfect sheen for the duration of an in-store purchase or a three-course meal, a hotel stay is, by its very nature, an extended interaction. As guests (rather than customers), we are given a much bigger window to notice when things aren’t quite right: the lack of a phone- charging socket beside the bed, or having to clamber out of said bed to turn off that one light that isn’t on the main circuit. And beyond these incremental bugbears, a longer stay means a prolonged exposure to whatever interior envi- ronment has been created for us - a combination of elements we may not consciously notice, but nonetheless have a profound affect on how we rate our experience. Hoteliers, of course, know this and spend billions creating the perfect set of spaces, not just in terms of the initial interior and lighting design, but the ongoing running costs too. While reputation may be everything, profit remains king, so when an oppor- tunity arises to shave off some of this long term expense, management are quick to listen. Though the opportunity to switch to low energy lamp alternatives may seem, on the surface at least, to be a no-brainer, there remains much to be considered. The PLDA’s president elect, Katja Winkelmann, introduces this issue’s series of hotel projects with some words of wisdom on the realities of converting to LED and ways in which the lighting designer can help ensure hotel interiors deliver on their promise.


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