November 2008

Veterans Day Tribute

In commemoration of Veterans Day and in celebration of the reopening of the Intrepid Museum, CBBLD donated its time to develop a red, white and blue variation of its original tower crown lighting scheme for 731 Lexington Avenue. The building owner, Vornado Realty Trust, participated with other New York City skyscrapers to create this night-lighting event. The special lighting scheme was on view for a full week. On Veterans Day, the lighting was extinguished for one minute at 11:00 PM as a tribute to veterans of war.

November 2008

Competition Judging

Michael Hennes recently served as a judge in the 2008 Next Generation Luminaires™ Solid State Lighting Design Competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. The goal of the competition was to identify market-ready white-light LED lighting products from a wide range of solid state fixture samples and accompanying data submissions from manufacturers. The results will be presented on March 11, 2009, at the LEDucation III event in New York City, which is sponsored by the IES New York Section and DLF of New York: DLFNY: LEDucation II

To learn more about Next Generation Luminaires, visit: http://www.ngldc.org/

November 2008

Awards for Rénee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall Lighting Design

CBBLD’s design of the Rénee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, California won the IIDA Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence. This project also won three other awards in 2008: the IALD Award of Merit, the Lumen Award of Excellence and the A/L Light & Architecture Outstanding Achievement Award.  The performing arts center is a true creation of the 21st century, using a lighting scheme that employs the most advanced metal halide fixtures and LED sources.  The result is a design that uses energy 10% below the allotment of California’s challenging Title 24 energy code. Segerstrom Hall was featured in the August issue of A/L Magazine when the annual award winners were announced: A/L Magazine, August 2008

October 2008

Open House New York Tour of 7 World Trade Center

For the second year in a row, Michael Hennes led an evening tour of the award-winning lighting at 7 World Trade Center for Open House New York (www.ohny.org). The tour included the lighting of the lobby interior as well as the building exterior and the adjacent Triangle Park.

Click on to a blog by one of the attendees: Blather From Brooklyn

September 2008

Economic Direction Article

The September/October issue of A/L Magazine featured commentary by Francesca Bettridge on the impact of the current economic downturn on the industry and the CBBLD practice.

To view the article, “Economic Direction”, follow the link to: A/L Online

August 2008

Rénee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

The August issue of Architectural SSL magazine features an article on the Rénee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

To view the issue: Architectural SSL

June 2008

Stephen Bernstein Honored

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, New York Chapter, honored Stephen Bernstein with its first Brilliance Award, in recognition of his dedication and ongoing contributions to the the New York City Section and lighting community.

June 2008

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Featured

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a state-of-the-art research laboratory in Ashburn, Virginia, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects with lighting design by CBBLD, was featured in the June 2008 issue of Architectural Products magazine.

To view the article: Architectural Products

March 2008

Cira Centre Article

The Spring 2008 LED Supplement to Architectural Lighting magazine featured an article on the color-changing LED façade lighting design at Cira Centre in Philadelphia.

To view the Supplement visit: LED Supplement to Architectural Lighting

January 28, 2008

Collaboration and Green Design: Panel Discussion

Francesca Bettridge joined a panel discussion, “Collaboration and Green Design” at the Center for Architecture in NYC. The event was sponsored by the AIA New York Chapter in celebration of the opening of the showcase exhibition: The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park.  Francesca highlighted CBBLD's role in the collaborative green-design process for this project.

To view a description visit: Project Showcase: The Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park: Collaboration and Green Design: Panel Discussion

January 24, 2008

Art That Shines Without Reflected Glare

The January 24th issue of The New York Times Home Section included an article featuring a NYC residence designed by Francesca Bettridge.

Read the article: Art That Shines Without Reflected Glare