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Category Archives: architectural lighting
Tsunami Glassworks Creates Stylish, Edgy Lighting Fixtures
I stumbled onto the Tsunami Glassworks website and was very impressed with their lines of hand-blown glass sculpture and lighting fixtures. You have to check them out – their designs are modern, artistic pieces that showcase clean, simple shapes – … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, Innovative Lighting Design
Tagged architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, artistic lighting, chandeliers, designing with light, glass chandeliers, hand-blown glass, hand-made lighting, handblown glass, light sculpture, lighting artist, lighting designers, sculptural lighting, tsunami glassworks
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Calling all architectural lighting product manufacturers
By the way, if you work for a company that produces particularly innovative lighting products for architectural applications and would like me to possibly publish information about that product and your company, then please send me the information via the … Continue reading
New Architectural Lighting Blog Image Gallery!
Just a quick note to let you know that I have posted a gallery page (click the “gallery” tab at the top of the blog just under the header or click here) . Currently it contains a small collection of … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, General, Innovative Lighting Design, Just for fun, Solid-State Architectural Lighting
Tagged 3d architectural rendering, 3d modeling, 3d rendering, 3d rendering software, architectural design, architectural led lighting, architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, designing with light, free lighting design software, free lighting software, free software, led architectural lighting, lighting artist, lighting design, lighting design software, lighting design tools, lighting designers, lighting engineering, Solid-State Architectural Lighting, solid-state lighting design
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Application note: LED Use in Wall Washing Applications
LEDs are quickly expanding into the world of architectural lighting into many specific applications once occupied by metal halide or tungsten halogen lamps (think MR16 sized) such as spot lighting, marker lighting (stairs, railings, doorways etc..), and wall washing. Its … Continue reading
Posted in AL Courses and Education, architectural lighting
Tagged architectural design, architectural led lighting, architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, architectural lighting design tools, Architectural Lighting Industry, architectural visualization, artistic lighting, color filters, colored filters, competition, correcting led binning, correcting led color, designing with light, gelatin filter, gels, home made filters, homemade filters, homemade gels, hyve, Innovative Lighting Design, led architectural lighting, led binning, led color, led color temp, led color temperature, led competition, led emotion, led emotionalize, led filters, led gels, led lighting, led wall washer, led wall washing, lighting artist, lighting calculation, lighting contest, lighting design, lighting design competition, lighting design contest, lighting design software, lighting design tools, lighting designers, lighting engineering, lighting innovations, Office Lighting, office lighting design, osram, Solid-State Architectural Lighting, solid-state lighting design, solid-state office lighting, Tools of the Trade. Tags: architectural lighting
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Clearing the attic
Well, it’s been a looooonnnnnnggggg while since I posted anything. It’s been soooo hard with other commitments within the company and outside the company but I am still pushing forward – albeit a bit slow. 😦 Thank you for all … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, General
Tagged 3d architectural rendering, 3d modeling, 3d rendering, 3d rendering software, architectural design, architectural led lighting, architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, architectural visualization, building lighting, daylight consultant, daylight planning, designing with light, dial, DIALux, energy efficient, free lighting software, interior lighting, light modeling, lighting artist, lighting calculation, lighting design tools, lighting engineering, lighting visualization software, office lighting design, Solid-State Architectural Lighting, solid-state lighting design, visualization software
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You mean a daylight planner ISN’T a little book I schedule my appointments in?!?!?
Here is a terrific yet brief article about what exactly daylight planning is and what a daylight planner does as it refers to architecture (not how your family spends April vacation 🙂 . Think of it as a quick primer … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, Tools of the Trade
Tagged architectural design, architectural led lighting, architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, Architectural Lighting Industry, artistic lighting, building daylight, building lighting, daylight, daylight consultant, daylight consulting, daylight planner, daylight planning, designing with light, led architectural lighting, light plan, lighting artist, lighting design, lighting designers, lighting engineering, natural building light, natural light, Office Lighting, Solid-State Architectural Lighting, solid-state lighting design
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How LED lighting can save on costs and help the environment
Harking back to a topic I posted earlier on this blog about LED replacement lamps for amusement park rides or lack thereof I thought you might find a recently published article from Funworld Magazine in which I was quoted interesting. … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, Architectural Lighting Industry, Solid-State Architectural Lighting
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Story on LED Replacement Lamps Highlights Need for Standardized Testing Methods
I recently read a story on LEDs magazine about Toronto’s Palace Pier condominium tower becoming the largest residential LED conversion in North America. The Palace Pier is an upscale, 44 floor condo building with spectacular views that the designers wanted … Continue reading
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LEDs Modernize Time’s Square New Years Eve Ball
Thanks to reader Kc for giving us the link to a great article about the new LED version of the venerable Times Square New Years Eve ball. This year is the 100th anniversary of the New Years Eve ball and … Continue reading
Colored LED Replacement Lamps for Amusement Parks, Theaters, Whatever
Hey! All you amusement park enthusiasts, operators, owners, whatever…In reference to an article I recently ran on my LED Development Blog about amusement parks not updating to LED lighting when they have thousands of colored incandescent lamps burning out all … Continue reading
Posted in architectural lighting, Innovative Lighting Design, Solid-State Architectural Lighting
Tagged amusement design, amusement lighting, amusement park, amusement ride design, amusement ride leds, amusement ride lighting, architectural led lighting, architectural lighting, architectural lighting design, energy efficient, energy savings, energy star, energystar, global industry analysts report, led architectural lighting, led cities, led city, led municipal light, led news, led street lights, led streetlight, led streetlights, led technology, led-based municipal lighting, leds, leds in amusement parks, leds in amusement rides, leds in the news, lighting design, lighting industry market, lighting industry news, lighting market, municipal leds, municipal light design, municipal lighting, municipal lighting projects, municipal street light, municipal streetlight, municipal streetlights, ride design, ride engineering, ride lighting, saving energy, Solid-State Architectural Lighting, solid-state lighting, street lights
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