The IESNYC Celebrates the 51st Annual Lumen Awards and Gala The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) announces the recipients of the 2019 Lumen Awards at the 51st annual Lumen Gala held on June 13, 2019 at Pier 60 in Chelsea Piers. A signature program of the IESNYC, the Lumen Awards and Gala, showcase and celebrate excellence in lighting design. Members of the lighting community and affiliated design industries from New York and beyond attended the sold-out Gala to toast this year's 13 Lumen Award winners, and six Section Service Awards recipients. Three Awards of Excellence were presented to: BuroHappold Engineering and Transsolar Klima Engineering for Louvre Abu Dhabi; Tillotson Design Associates for the Museum at the Gateway Arch; and LOOP Lighting for Claus Porto New York. A Lumen Award of Excellence is the highest level of recognition for permanent architectural application. Seven Awards of Merit were presented to: Arup for Janet Echelman's Pulse at Dilworth Park; Lighting Workshop for Domino Park; Tillotson Design Associates for The Four Seasons Restaurant and for the Nicollet Mall; Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design for the Millerton Pool House, Focus Lighting for the Canadian National Holocaust Monument; and One Lux Studio for Park Tower Health Club. A Lumen Award of Merit is given in recognition for a meritorious permanent architectural application. Three Citation Awards were presented to: Focus Lighting for the Kinetic Façade Treatment at the New York Aquarium Ocean Wonders: Sharks!; upLIGHT for an Interactive Façade for "Sensing Change" at 151 North Franklin, and Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design for an Integrated Ceiling Feature at the office of Twin Brook Capital Partners Offices. A Lumen Citation is given in recognition for an art installation, technical detail, portion of a single project, temporary installation, or other work. LOOP Lighting, Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design, and upLIGHT received their first-ever Lumen Awards this year. All submissions were reviewed and selected by the 2019 Lumen Award Jury: Maria Dautant, LC, FIALD, MIES, associate, HLB Lighting, Jenny Defino; LC, LEED Green Associate, MIES; Melanie Freundlich, FIALD, MIES, owner, Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design; Gabrielle Golenda, products editor, The Architects Newspaper; Dale Greenwald, IIDA, associate principal, CannonDesign; Gene Lambert, LEED AP, BD+C, senior associate, One Lux Studio; Steven Rosen, FIALD, MIES, president and creative director, Available Light. "Past and Future, the theme of the 2019 Lumen Awards Gala, sustains celebrating the legacy of those professionals who have built the New York City lighting design industry while engaging the younger generation," says Lumen co-chairs Clara Powell, LC, MIES, regional sales manager, Cooledge Lighting and Adrienne Shulman, LC, MIES, regional sales manager, ERCO Lighting. "Students, emerging professionals, principals, and emeriti have come to the Gala to celebrate excellence in lighting design, recognize talent across generations, and reinforce our strong sense of community." "This year marks the 113th birthday of the IES, which was founded right here in New York, and it is also the 113th birthday of the New York Section. 2019 is also marks the 51st presentation of the IESNYC Lumen Awards Gala," says Caleb McKenzie, LC, IALDA, MIES, president of the IESNYC, and a principal of US Lighting Consultants. "Over the years, Lumen Award-winning projects have mirrored the changing times, tastes, new technologies, and energy concerns, and this year, we celebrate the future of lighting design. The Lumens have also grown from a New York lighting industry event into a very prestigious international one. This is something our Section is extremely proud of." The IESNYC Lumen Awards program was conceived by the New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society in 1968. It was developed to publicly recognize lighting design members whose exceptional professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design has culminated in some of the world's most innovative lighting projects. The Lumens are the oldest lighting design awards program in existence. The Lumen Awards Gala began as a small event and has grown incrementally with each passing year. For the 2019 Gala, over 900 attendees from various sectors of the lighting and other design industries came to celebrate. The Lumen Gala has garnered the well-deserved reputation of being more than an awards presentation. It's also a celebration of the New York City lighting community. 2019 Lumen Awards of Excellence Louvre Abu Dhabi
Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lighting Design by BuroHappold Engineering
Chris Coulter, Gabe Guilliams, and David Smith
And Transsolar KlimaEngineering (daylighting specialist)
Raphael Lafargue, Matthias Rammig, and Matthias Schuler
Architect: Ateliers Jean Nouvel Gateway Arch Museum
St. Louis, Missouri
Lighting Design by Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Ellen Sears, and Katherine Lindsay
Architects: Cooper Robertson and James Carpenter Design Consultants with Trivers Associates Claus Porto New York
New York, New York
Lighting Design by LOOP Lighting
Alina Ainza, Ruben Gonzalez, and Ryoko Nakamura
Architect: Tacklebox Architect 2019 Lumen Awards of Merit Janet Echelman's Pulse at Dilworth Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lighting Design by Arup
Brian Stacy, Joe Chapman, Christoph Gisel, and Star Davis
Architect: KieranTimberlake
Landscape Architect: OLIN Domino Park
Brooklyn, New York
Lighting Design by Lighting Workshop
Steven Espinoza
Architect: James Corner Field Operations The Four Seasons Restaurant
New York, New York
Lighting Design by Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Erin Dreyfous, and Megan Trimarchi
Design Architect: Isay Weinfeld
Architect-of-Record: Montroy Anderson DeMarco Millerton Pool House
Millerton, Dutchess County, New York
Lighting Design by Melanie Freundlich Lighting Design
Melanie Freundlich and Pei-Yun Chang
Architect: Workshop for Architecture Canadian National Holocaust Monument
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lighting Design by Focus Lighting
Brett Andersen, Juan Pablo Lira, Asier Mateo, and Justin Keenan Miller
Architect: Studio Libeskind
Landscape Architect: Claude Cormier + Associés Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lighting Design by Tillotson Design Associates
Suzan Tillotson, Erin Dreyfous, and Megan Trimarchi
Architects: James Corner Field Operations with Snow Kreilich Architects
Landscape Architect: Coen+Partners Park Tower Health Club
New York, New York
Lighting Design by One Lux Studio
Stephen Margulies, Elena Areshina, and Huanhai Cheng
Architect: Ted Moudis Associates 2019 Lumen Citation Awards New York Aquarium's Ocean Wonders: Sharks! Façade
Brooklyn, New York
Lighting Design by Focus Lighting
Paul Gregory, Brett Andersen, Christine Hope, Hilary Manners, and Kenneth Schutz
Architects: Wildlife Conservation Society's Design Department, with The Portico Group (now MIG | Portico)
Architect-of-Record: Edelman Sultan Knox Wood / Architects "Sensing Change" at 151 North Franklin
Chicago, Illinois
Lighting Design by upLIGHT
Michael Stiller, Caroline Trewet, and Amanda Clegg Lyon
Experience Design: ESI Design The Offices of Twin Brook Capital Partners
Chicago, Illinois
Lighting Design by: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Francesca Bettridge and Renata Gallo
Architect: Stephen Yablon Architecture 2019 IESNYC and IES Section Service Awards "As in integral part of our Lumen Gala, we recognize members of our section who so generously give their time and talent to make our section successful," says Mike Barr, MIES, VP of the IESNYC, chair of the Nominations & Awards Committee, and an account manager at Lutron. "This year we recognized six of our members. Each offering their unique contribution. It's the cornerstone of what makes our section so very vibrant." Section Service Award -- Lucia Granieri, MIES, Branch Manager HZ Electrical Supply/US Electrical Services. Granieri has been an IESNYC Board of Manager for several years and as the Programs North Committee Chair, she grew membership and attendance to many celebrated events. The IES Section Service Award is presented by a Section to a member in recognition of outstanding service to the Section, principally of a nontechnical nature, that has significantly furthered the purpose of the Society continuously over five years in various programs and activities. Meritorious Award -- Susannah Gilbard, LC, CLD, LEED AP, IALD, MIES, partner, Lightcraft. Design. Gilbard has contributed to the Section by serving as a former Lumen Committee chair, a Lumen judge, the 2018 Sponsorship Campaign spokesperson, a mentor to emerging professionals, and a Member of the Month. The IES Section Meritorious Service Award is presented by a Section to a member in recognition of outstanding service to the Section, principally of a non-technical nature, that has significantly furthered the purpose of the Society continuously over 15 years in various programs and activities. Meritorious Award -- Charles (Chuck) Cameron, MIES, Controls Specialist, Stan Deutsch Associates. Cameron served as a past president of the IESNYC and continues to work for the Section by supporting the IESNYC in partnership with Be-EX, encourages NYSID his students to enter the Student Lighting Competition, and has been an instructor or participant at IESNYC monthly programs. IESNYC Special Recognition -- Francesca Bettridge, LC, IALD, FIES, president, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design. Bettridge leads by example. She is co-spokesperson of this this year's Sponsorship Campaign. She has lent her support when called upon to participate in monthly programs and give guidance when asked. Under her leadership, her firm has garnered numerous Lumen Awards. This award is presented by the IESNYC in special recognition of distinguished service to the Section. Golden Achievement -- Paul Gregory, MIES, principal, Focus Lighting. Gregory leads Section Members and the lighting community world-wide by example and is always willing to advise and mentor. He has received several IESNYC awards and his firm has won numerous Lumen Awards. The Golden Achievement Award is given for outstanding and continuous support of educational goals and ideals of the Section. Emerging Professional -- Brigid Hardiman, MIES, MPS Candidate, NYSID and works as a lighting designer at Lightcraft. Hardiman was this year's recipient of the IESNYC Merit Scholarship. She is also the co-chair of the IESNYC's annual Student Lighting Competition. This award is presented by the IESNYC in recognition of an outstanding member of our Emerging Professionals Program. 
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