Celebrating Four New Team Members and a Promotion!
01 Aug 2017 / News
Schuler Shook sees a bright future enhanced by the addition of four designers in Chicago and Dallas, and recognizes excellence with a promotion
Making everything old new again.
Auditoria Magazine Takes Note of Sophisticated Modeling Programs Used by Schuler Shook’s Paul Whitaker
05 Jul 2017 / News
Auditoria Magazine reaches out to Schuler Shook and other industry leaders to discuss virtual reality and the increasingly sophisticated modeling tools used in the industry.
Robert Shook's article about the lobby as a "third place" appears in the Spring issue of USITT's TD&T magazine.
Schuler Shook Announces Two New Principals
06 Jun 2017 / News
Schuler Shook is pleased to announce the promotion of two talented, dedicated staff members to Principal.
Chicago Riverwalk and Wintrust Financial Receive International Lighting Design Awards
15 May 2017 / News
Lighting designs for an urban landscape and an historic interior renovation garner IALD awards.
Schuler Shook announces Nicolò Brambilla, IALD, has joined our Melbourne office as Senior Lighting Designer, expanding the firm's lighting services in Australia.
Making a Modern Ruin at the Palace Theatre
12 Apr 2017 / News
Schuler Shook's Paul Whitaker helps explain the "modern ruin" approach to renovations, and how it succeeded for the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN. (photo courtesy Oertel Architects)
Schuler Shook is pleased to announce Michael Burgoyne, ASTC, as the newest Partner in the firm.
Walking the Walk — Landscape Architecture Magazine
08 Mar 2017 / News
"Fifteen years in the making, a new public space reunites Chicago with the river that runs through it."
Todd Hensley, ASTC, penned this article for Facility Manager about addressing gender identity issues when planning performing arts facilities .
Outstanding Lighting Design Nom for Duane Schuler
13 Jan 2017 / News
Duane Schuler has been nominated for Outstanding Lighting & Sound Design (Large) by Toronto’s My Entertainment World for his lighting work on "Norma".
Ascend Amphitheater Receives USITT Merit Award
09 Jan 2017 / News
Nashville’s new Ascend Amphitheater received a USITT Merit Award from the USITT Architecture Commission. Our theatre consultants are pleased to have been part of the design team.
Schuler Shook Expands Practice, Announces New Office
15 Nov 2016 / News
Schuler Shook announces the opening of our San Francisco Bay office and additions to our California team.
Reduce Time and Cost of Building Façade Lighting
14 Nov 2016 / Perspective
Schuler Shook’s lighting designers performed an in-depth study of building façade lighting for the City of Chicago. From our lighting design research, we offer these recommendations.
What if you could take CE courses from other designers who specialize in a field and know all of the product manufacturers?
Senior Living Environments: Evidence-Based Lighting Design Strategies
11 Nov 2016 / Perspective
Michael D. White, EDAC, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD, and Richard R. Wilson, MD, review the effects of indoor lighting on the health and well-being of people in senior living environments.
Flexible Theatres: Measuring Their Value
11 Nov 2016 / Perspective
Black Box. Studio. Lab Theatres. Experimental Theatres. These flexible performance spaces are known by many names. Just how good are they for teaching and performance?
Light and Human Health
31 Oct 2016 / Perspective
We are taking what science tells us about how light affects the human animal, and using that evidence to inform our design of architectural lighting.
Coming Home to Nashville – Lighting & Sound America
27 Oct 2016 / News
Lighting & Sound America covers the first LEED Gold amphitheatre in the US, Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville's new Riverfront Park.
Schuler Shook is pleased to receive six Awards of Merit from the IES for lighting designs across a variety of project types.
Volunteers from Schuler Shook’s Chicago office took time out to help keep our parks looking beautiful.
Out of the Park – LD+A
07 Jul 2016 / News
Senior Lighting Designer Paul Whitaker hits this project out of the park! Target Field Station combines a transportation hub with ample urban green space and a 1,000-seat amphitheatre.
Theater Transformation – New AVL for Faulkner Center for the Performing Arts
29 Jun 2016 / News
Renovating and remodeling the original venue built in 1937 into a performance center presented not only construction, but also AVL design and installation challenges.
Industry Links
02 Jun 2016 / News
We've gathered up a list of links from around the industry for your reference.
Duane Schuler’s lighting for opera productions and for architectural environments spans the globe. LA Opera interviews Duane in this article, discussing how he got his start and how he approaches production lighting.
USITT’s Architecture Commission has bestowed a USITT Honor Award to The Theatre School at DePaul University, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli.
As part of Schuler Shook’s continued recognition of excellence within our team, Christopher Sprague is promoted to Senior Theatre Consultant.
Robert Shook Made an ASTC Fellow
21 Mar 2016 / News
The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) named Robert Shook a Fellow of the ASTC at its Annual Meeting this past weekend.
The Effects of Evidence-Based Lighting Design
14 Mar 2016 / Perspective
The effects of light and darkness on senior care residents and the link to the circadian thythm are explored in CALA NEWS & VIEWS, Winter 2016 issue.
People in the news
07 Mar 2016 / News
Six designers recently joined our growing team of creative experts in theatre and lighting design.
Waves From Within – MondoARC
04 Mar 2016 / News
Mondo*ARC covers Schuler Shook's lighting scheme, well-integrated with Goettsch Partner's architectural design for Northwestern University's Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
Working in Concert – Auditoria
18 Jan 2016 / News
The design of a new performance hall needed to add capacity while retaining the original character. Schuler Shook worked closely with HGA on this project for Ordway Center for the Perfo
Riverfront Park & Ascend Amphitheater – Architect
17 Dec 2015 / News
ARCHITECT magazine covers the first US amphitheatre to achieve LEED Gold, and the team that made it happen, led by Hodgetts + Fung, Smith Gee, and Hawkins Partners.
The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed Bel Canto, the new opera by Jimmy Lopez and librettist Nilo Cruz, with lighting by Duane Schuler.
Five of Schuler Shook’s theatre and lighting projects have been honored with AIA Chicago Chapter Awards.
Jim Baney, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, will participate in a workshop session at the Facades+ Conference in Chicago, Friday, November 6th.
A Wonder Theatre Reborn – Lighting & Sound America
21 Oct 2015 / News
The recently renovated Kings Theatre is a visually stunning accomplishment, thanks to a dedicated team who gave the former Loew’s movie palace a new life.
Giulio Pedota Presents LED Lighting of Chicago Riverwalk at Specifier Summit
19 Oct 2015 / News
Giulio Pedota, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, will be presenting a session on IP68 LED Lighting for the Chicago Riverwalk at the LED Specifier Summit, Tuesday, November 17th.
Robert Shook Receives Ohio University Medal of Merit
12 Oct 2015 / News
Ohio University bestowed the Medal of Merit on Robert Shook, ASTC, FIALD, at the Alumni Association Gala October 9th for significant contributions to his fields of work and study.
Two Schuler Shook projects named recipients of Building Design + Construction's PLATINUM Reconstruction Award.
Schuler Shook’s Volunteers Spruce Up Chicago Playlot
13 Aug 2015 / News
Volunteers from the Chicago office of Schuler Shook spent part of a recent warm, sunny day to help spruce up the Cummings Playlot near Lincoln Park Zoo.
Jim Hultquist Helps Design Ulumbarra Theatre
06 Aug 2015 / News
Jim Hultquist, ASTC, was pleased to be a part of the team that created the largest new regional theatre in Australia.
Ulumbarra Theatre Rises – CX Magazine
06 Aug 2015 / News
CX Magazine gives the recently opened Ulumbarra Theatre a thorough review in this article.
Duane Schuler Lights Bel Canto for Lyric Opera
30 Jul 2015 / News
Duane Schuler is lighting the Lyric Opera production of "Bel Canto" composed by Jimmy Lopez.
Serious About Sustainability — LD+A
08 Jun 2015 / News
The lighting design and sustainable strategies for Loyola University’s Institute of Environmental Sustainability are featured in LD+A, the magazine of the Illuminating Engineering Socie
John Jacobsen Lights Scotland Road With BoHo Theatre
04 Jun 2015 / News
John Jacobsen’s latest lighting for the stage can be seen in BoHo Theatre’s production of “Scotland Road.” Read on to see what the critics are saying...
Duane Schuler’s lighting for Turandot at La Scala was on display as the Puccini opera helped mark the opening of Expo Milano 2015 in Milan, Italy.
Joshua Grossman Mentors Theatre Students
05 May 2015 / News
Joshua Grossman, ASTC, served as a design mentor for USITT student members in the annual ASTC-USITT Venue Renovation Challenge.
Michael shared insights about the pitfalls and challenges of renovating a historic theatre during LHAT’s recent regional conference in Des Moines.
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