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Lee Barker-Field, Pioneer of Light - AECOM
Lee Barker-Field, AECOM London
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Lighting design: theatrical or subtle?
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By Denise Close, Jean-Luc Wittersheim
Effective lighting design is more imperative than ever in the face of contemporary stresses and expectations, according to Lee Barker-Field, head of lighting at AECOM. Lighting’s impact will intensify in tandem with diverse design opportunities and technological possibilities unfolding through smart lighting systems.
What inspired you to become a lighting designer?
Like most lighting designers, really, there wasn't a day when I thought, «what I really want to be is a lighting designer». The first higher education study I did was in electrical – electronic engineering. The way I actually got into lighting from electronics was by being involved with prototype lighting control systems.
But with lighting, when you get involved in one aspect of it, it often leads to other aspects, so if you're involved in controlling the output of light sources that has to link to the wider aspects of luminaire design and how lighting systems are designed, installed and operated.
