Austin: the bustling Texas city where great music, mouth-watering BBQ, old school cowboys and new school investment bankers mix to create a unique urban environment and experience. Across from Republic Square Park and a short walk from the Texas State Capitol and the heart of downtown, the city skyline is reflected in the two-story... »
I remember my first trip to Paris, The City of Lights. But, because I’m a lighting nerd, I couldn’t help finding the yellow headlights on automobiles particularly striking. Probably because it was so different from the headlights I was used to in the United States at the time. Today,... »
My wife often says that I may be the only lighting designer who advocates for less light. I know that’s not entirely true, but I’m sure that I’m in the minority when I say that I think there should be less façade and site lighting, in general. I’m not... »
The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts houses a state-of-the-art concert hall and performing arts theater, wrapped by a soaring glass-enclosed lobby. A striking new addition to the Kansas City skyline, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts houses a state-of-the-art concert hall and... »
A lot of the work we (and all design professionals) do is pretty straightforward. You get plans, discuss the design, produce your layouts, and send it all out for the contractor to build. We walk around the site when it’s all done, but we... »
Lighting designers, at some point during a project, are going to interface with electrical engineers. Historically, this hasn’t always been an easy process for many reasons. Very often vagueness in scope and deliverables means frantic last-minute scrambles to fill in gaps in the lighting... »
