December 2007

Restored Bethesda Terrace Arcade

American Way magazine featured an article on the recently reinstalled Minton tile ceiling within New York Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace Arcade. CBBLD worked with Mark Lighting to design custom dimmable uplight fixtures for the ceiling. The fixture’s rod supports are integrated into pre-existing holes within cast iron panel surrounds in such a way that the entire lighting scheme may be removed without damaging the historically sensitive structure.

Link to article: Ceiling is Believing

September 2007

Observations from Practice

Francesca Bettridge wrote an article for A/L Magazine, entitled “Observations from Practice,” discussing the changing nature of current lighting design practice in response to the growing need for energy efficiency.

Link to article: Observations from Practice

September 2007

Minneapolis Central Library Honors

The Minneapolis Central Library received multiple honors this year with the IIDA Award of Merit and the IESNY Lumen Citation. At over 350,000 sqare feet and at a cost $130 million, the structure is the crown jewel of the Minnesota Public Library system. In collaboration with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and Architectural Alliance, the lighting designers sought to accentuate the building's open spaces and to creatively tailor the various areas that serve its unique functions.

Explore the project further in the Sept/Oct 2006 cover story of Architecture MN. >>>

September 2006

Lighting Integrates 7 World Trade Center

Seven World Trade Center continues to shine, impress and inspire the community by garnering a total of four prestigious awards since January 2007: the Paul Waterbury Award for Exterior Lighting, Lumen Award of Excellence, A/L Magazine Award of Excellence, and the IALD Award of Merit.

For an in depth look at the project, please see the cover story of the Sept/Oct 2006 issue of Architectural Lighting, "A Clockwork Blue - Lighting Integrates 7 World Trade Center". View the article: Architectural Lighting - Sept/Oct 2006

2006

IALD Award of Excellence

The Sydney & Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden garnered the 2006 IALD Award of Excellence. Featuring over five acres of world-class sculptures, the Garden is part of the New Orleans Museum of Art complex.

2006

IALD Award of Merit

Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York was recognized with the 2006 IALD Award of Merit as well as the 2005 Architectural Lighting Magazine 's Light & Architecture Design Award of Outstanding Achievement.