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LFI for Students

July 6th, 2009

At 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.

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Long Island town to get energy-efficient street lights

June 30th, 2009

Welsbach Electric, a Long Island-based subsidiary of EMCOR Group, has won a contract for the installation and maintenance of a new energy-efficient street lighting system in the Town of Islip on Long Island, New York.

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IALD Contribution to UK Lighting Education Trust Assists Lighting Design Education Efforts in the UK

June 25th, 2009

The 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.”

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Videos also available in YouTube

May 29th, 2009

Some 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:

We are now on Twitter

May 21st, 2009

twitterbirdThese days there are so many ways to get information to come directly to you. It is just a matter of choosing the one or two that fit your style.

Twitter is a simple tool that lets people send out small little posts (140 characters or less) to the people who follow them. We think it is something more and more of you might be interested in using.

Follow the bird to our Twitter site and sign up to follow us. You can get little posts from us via Twitter site or RSS feed.

Students’ work videos

May 6th, 2009

These 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.

L2L now has a blog!

May 5th, 2009

This blog has been created to help promote learn2light.com. Keep your eyes open for updated posts. We look forward to your contributions!