Schuler Shook’s lighting designers are pleased to receive recognition from the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) for their recent lighting designs, including an Award of Excellence for Outdoor Lighting Design for Chicago Riverwalk.
The IES bestowed on Schuler Shook six Awards of Merit for lighting designs across a variety of project types including commercial, higher education, outdoor urban site, restaurants, offices and transportation.
Chicago Riverwalk
Chicago, Illinois
IES International Illumination Design Award of Excellence
Outdoor Lighting Design Lighting Design Team: Jim Baney, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP; Giulio Pedota, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP.
Schuler Shook’s lighting design for this new urban space met the goal of creating welcoming and interactive lighting with a minimum of fixture types and the capacity to function in a flood zone.
Chicago Dentons US LLP
Chicago, IL
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Design Team: Lighting Design Team: Jim Baney, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP;
Emily Klingensmith, IALD, IES, LC, LEED AP, Calvin Owen Dalton.
The lighting design achieves a “win” for this law firm with a dynamic look that is energy efficient and cost-effective across more than 125,000 SF of new construction.
Mayo Clinic Square
Minneapolis, MN
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Michael White, IES, LC, EDAC, LEED AP.
A re-development project that integrated lighting across the exterior façade of an entire city block to re-vitalize a fading landmark, address security issues and add excitement to the area.
Tradewinds Buffet Treasure Island Resort & Casino
Welch, MN
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Julia Gordon, IES; Michael DiBlasi, IALD, IES.
A renovation transformed this once dated restaurant buffet into an ultra-modern dining experience, alive with art and vibrant colors. The lighting design provides dramatic flair with large playful fixtures, back-lit onyx art features, glowing ceilings, and shimmering pendants.
Lamar Street Underpass Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
Dallas, TX
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Jefferey Knox, IES; Kim Dai.
Solving multiple problems with good design, the new lighting design improves visibility for pedestrian and vehicular traffic, enhances wayfinding and creates an energetic entry point below the convention center.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Academic Performing Arts Complex
Edinburg, TX
IES Illumination Design Award of Merit
Lighting Design Team: Jefferey Knox, IES.
From the building’s façade to the multiple lobbies to the theatre itself, the lighting schemes add a sense of excitement and sophistication to this new campus building. The university was formerly known as University of Texas Pan American.