October 21, 2024
Top Lighting Designs Honored at IALD Awards
Above: Representatives of Loisos + Ubbelohde and Lumen Architecture, including firm principals George Loisos and Susan Ubbelohde, joined the Awards Co-Chairs and IALD president Andrea Hartranft, on stage to accept the Radiance trophy.
12 North American projects and 10 projects from Asia receive recognition
The 41st annual International Lighting Design Awards, hosted by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), honored 28 lighting design projects at an in-person event for the first time since 2019. Held in San Diego, California, the awards banquet brought together more than 250 lighting professionals to celebrate the achievements of their peers. The event recognized 28 exemplary projects from 10 countries for their outstanding contributions to the field of architectural lighting design.
The event’s highest honor, the IALD Radiance Award for Excellence in Lighting Design, was awarded to “Lightfall,” a project in New York by Loisos + Ubbelohde and Lumen Architecture. This accolade, given to the project with the highest score, highlights the project’s innovative approach and excellence in both aesthetic and technical lighting design. Firm principals George Loisos and Susan Ubbelohde accepted the award on behalf of their teams, joining the IALD Awards Co-Chairs Yah Li Toh and Uno Lai, and IALD President Andrea Hartranft on stage.
In total, 12 North American projects, including 11 from the United States and one from Mexico, received recognition. Projects from Asia also stood out, with 10 awards going to lighting designs from the region.
The following projects received the 2024 IALD Awards of Excellence:
- Battersea Power Station, London, United Kingdom, with lighting design by Speirs Major Light Architecture
- Gallo Azul Tailor Shop, México City, México, with lighting design by Lighteam Gustavo Avilés S.C.
- Lightfall, New York, NY, United States, with lighting design by Loisos + Ubbelodhe and Lumen Architecture
- Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), New York, NY, United States, with lighting design by Tillotson Design Associates
The following projects earned the 2024 IALD Awards of Merit:
- Anyuan Bridge Lighting, Shanghai, China, with lighting design by RDesign International Lighting
- Casals Forum, Music Quarter, Kronberg im Taunus, Hesse, Germany, with lighting design by Licht Kunst Licht AG
- The Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States, with lighting design by Reed Burkett Lighting Design
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport Terminal 5, Chicago, IL, United States, with lighting design by HOK & Schuler Shook
- The Cross of Heroes, Vyshgorod, Ukraine, with lighting design by Expolight
- The Dark Line, Sandiaoling-Mudan, Taiwan, with lighting design by Artec Studio
- Eslöv Square, Eslöv, Sweden, with lighting design by Light Bureau
- Korean War Veterans' Memorial, Washington D.C., United States, with lighting design by Flux Studio
- The Luminarium, Omaha, NE, United States, with lighting design by HDR
- Lungshan Temple Lighting Renovation, Taipei City, Taiwan, with lighting design by Originator Lighting Design Consultants, Inc.
- Matsu Beigan Power Plant, Beigan, Matsu, Taiwan, with lighting design by YI.ng Lighting Design Consultants
- MUFG Park + Library, Yagisawa, Nishitokyo, Tokyo, Japan, with lighting design by Lumimedia Lab Inc.
- Red Box Cinema, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, with lighting design by Brandston Partnership Inc.
- Safeco Plaza, Seattle, WA, United States, with lighting design by Fisher Marantz Stone
- Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia, PA, United States, with lighting design by BEAM, Ltd.
- Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine, New York, NY, United States, with lighting design by DLR Group
- Sanxingdui Museum New Hall, Guanghan, Sichuan, China, with lighting design by Puri Lighting Design
- SIMOSE Art Museum, Harumi, Otake, Hiroshima, Japan, with lighting design by Lumimedia Lab Inc.
- SKP Chengdu, Chengdu, China, with lighting design by Speirs Major Light Architecture
- Sky Light Gallery, Mentougou District, Beijing, China, with lighting design by School of Architecture, Tsinghua University & One Lighting Associates (Beijing)
- Touro University Flagship Campus Lobby at 3 Times Square, New York, NY, United States, with lighting design by Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design
- Yanzi Academy, Shanghai, China, with lighting design by Guangzhou Yuanse Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
- YOYOGI SANGUBASHI TERRACE, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, with lighting design by Sirius Lighting Office Inc.
The following project was granted a 2024 IALD Special Citation for Integration of Light into the Architectural Fabric:
- Grace PARTY K Flagship Store, Kunming, Yunnan, China, with lighting design by Hong Kong Fei Shang Entertainment Design Ltd.
The 2024 IALD Awards panel consisted of seven volunteer judges, five of whom are professional lighting designers. This year’s judges included Maria Dautant, Fang Fang, Clementine Fletcher-Smith, Chayot Kiranantawat, and Andreas Schulz, alongside interior designer Masako Fukuoka and architect David Greenbaum.
As the lighting design sector continues to evolve, the IALD Awards serve as a testament to the profession’s growth and the continuous pursuit of excellence in both aesthetic and technical achievement. Next year, the International Lighting Design Awards ceremony is scheduled to occur during LightFair week in early May 2025.
