Don’t Get Out Much? Then make sure that your classroom building is doing WELL by you. The average American spends 90% of each day indoors, according to the EPA. While breaks for sunlight and fresh air may not raise your GPA, colleges are embracing the WELL Building Standard, a “LEED-like, sustainability rating system that focuses…
The Lighting Practice joined Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) Wednesday, August 22, at the unveiling and ribbon cutting of the Empire State Building’s new 34th Street entrance and grand lobby. As part of the team that reimagined the guest journey, The Lighting Practice designed a lighting system that supports the building’s enchanting and educational…
Cool or Warm? A Color Temperature Application Breakdown. As lighting designers, our mission is to create captivating and memorable spaces. Light is a powerful tool that can influence individuals’ perception of a space, mood, and even health. Consider how aspects of light evoke or support a desired feeling or response. In a previous post, we…
Since first designing Avenue of the Arts in a vibrant, customizable spectrum of colors in 2006, The Lighting Practice has worked closely with the City of Philadelphia to illuminate buildings from the waterfront to Center City, to the neighborhoods and beyond. In July 2018, Philly’s color-changing skyline was the subject of an article that questioned…
The George Washington University, Science + Engineering Hall Washington, DC, USA The 750,000-SF Science + Engineering Hall (SEH) was designed to enable collaboration between university engineers and researchers, who were previously located in multiple buildings throughout the large campus. Transparency and openness are prevalent themes throughout the eight floors, reinforced by building’s luminous façade, glass-front labs…
Global Meets Local Hospitality industry rallies with global economy using home-grown appeal Travel and tourism now comprise one-tenth of the global gross domestic product (GDP). Not coincidentally, projections call for the hotel industry to sustain a 5 to 6 percent annual growth rate in coming years. Both statistics were reported in the recent Deloitte 2018…
The Lighting Practice was among nine leading lighting designers and artists who participated in the Burlington CoCreate Session, an international forum led by Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). The session offered an opportunity to discuss the company’s current technologies and to comment on products and strategies currently in development. “I was impressed by the breadth and…
Whether you are a full-time or occasional commuter in Philadelphia, you have likely experienced the dark, aging pedestrian tunnels of the SEPTA system. Since SEPTA announced its Center City Concourse Improvement Program, commuters and residents have anticipated major renovations covering about 320,000 total square feet above and below the city. SEPTA revealed the first finished…
W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA, USA Located inside a 51-story skyscraper, the W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia Hotel are the first dual-branded hotel development. Two separate entrances from Chestnut Street welcome guests into distinctly branded arrival lobbies, one leading to the 295-room W Philadelphia and one to the 460-room Element Philadelphia. In…
At a ceremony held on June 21, 2018, the Illuminating Engineering Society’s (IES) Philadelphia chapter honored three projects designed by The Lighting Practice. The University of Pennsylvania’s Moelis Family Grand Reading Room and the Nasdaq PHLX building received a Certificate of Merit, and Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s Cooperman Family Pavilion received a Section Award. The…