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10th anniversary of Lights in Alingsås – Lighting design workshop
Friday, July 24th, 2009The beginning of the millennium was an exciting time in many ways. For the Swedish town Alingsås the year 2000 was the beginning of a huge success story. Late in 2000 the first lighting design workshop organised by PLDA was staged. This marked the beginning of a mutually beneficial partnership.
The year 2009 marks the tenth anniversary of the PLDA workshop programme in Alingsås, and of course there will be a lighting design
workshop. A number of workshop heads from previous years, manufacturers and other experts from the lighting industry as well as the general public will be making their way to Alingsås. Nobody wants to miss this event! The party at the end of the workshop week is nearly as famous as the workshop itself…
Light Plot Deconstructed, Now Available from Nemetschek North America
Friday, July 17th, 2009Nemetschek North America is now offering Light Plot Deconstructed, a great companion guide for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals of lighting design with Vectorworks® Spotlight. The tutorial is also the debut work of Gregg Hillmar, an accomplished scenic and lighting designer, and an experienced Vectorworks user.
“This book sort of grew into existence,” says Hillmar, who, with several decades of professional theatre design work under his belt, is also a frequent speaker on drafting and theatre design for both new and experienced lighting designers. Hillmar teaches theatre tech classes at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Va. “The book is a combination of everything I do: Professional lighting design, teaching, and speaking,” he adds.
LFI for Students
Monday, July 6th, 2009At LIGHTFAIR International YOU are the Future.
As North America’s premier annual lighting industry event for architectural and commercial lighting products and services, LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) is the best introduction for emerging lighting professionals to meet and network with their future peers.
LFI has a proven track record of bringing top international and domestic Architectural, Design, Engineering and Lighting professionals together with exhibitors from around the world.
IALD Contribution to UK Lighting Education Trust Assists Lighting Design Education Efforts in the UK
Thursday, June 25th, 2009The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) has approved a $5,000 USD donation to the United Kingdom’s Lighting Education Trust (LET) in support of its efforts to train future practitioners of architectural lighting design, in supplement to its ongoing support of the IALD Education Trust.
“This support is a direct result of the IALD’s interest to invest in the future of the lighting profession,” said Marsha Turner, IALD Executive Vice President. “We realize that there is a learning curve for those new to architectural lighting design in the status quo, and are happy to contribute to efforts to bridge this knowledge gap.”
Videos also available in YouTube
Friday, May 29th, 2009Some people have reported difficulty viewing the videos on the post “Students’ work videos”. As an alternative we have also uploaded them to YouTube so no one misses out on these 3 videos highlighting the work of students from Parsons The New School for Design. To view them, please follow these links:
Students’ work videos
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009These 3 videos highlight the work of students from Parsons The New School for Design.
Architectural Lighting Magazines Light and Architecture Design Awards:
Parsons students design a dining event that includes the design and fabrication of a table as the center piece of community, social exchange and sharing of a meal. Part of A/L Magazines Light and Architecture Design Awards program, a partnership with Parsons.
Parsons – learn2light.com – Light Lab
Light Lab: Parsons MFA Lighting Design lab exercises exploring Phenomenal effects of light and material.
Parsons – learn2light.com – Studio 1
Studio 1: Parsons MFA Lighting Design Studio 1 reviews of site specific installations.