arc December/January Issue 113

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Pics: IALD

The Age of Enlightenment The IALD’s 50th anniversary celebrations took off in style at its Enlighten Americas conference, this year hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

T

he IALD brought its annual Enlighten

together now: the passion for and about light.”

New Mexico in early October. Hosted

kicked off with a multigenerational panel on

Americas conference to Albuquerque, at the Hotel Albuquerque in the

city’s Old Town, the event welcomed more than

400 lighting professionals, including designers, architects, students, educators, manufacturers and suppliers, from around the world.

Coinciding with the IALD’s 50th anniversary, the boutique conference also celebrated a

half-century of thought leadership and the

incredible achievements in lighting design.

“2019 has been a special year for the IALD, with its 50th anniversary celebration,” said David

Ghatan, IALD President. “At Enlighten, we were

honoured to spend time with the IALD founders, and the many past presidents - luminaries

of our profession - and I am grateful to their

work laying the foundation on which so many lighting designers are able to practice today.”

IALD CEO Marsha Turner added: “The past 50 years have been extraordinarily evolutionary for the

profession and the IALD. The one thing that bound the IALD together 50 years ago binds our members

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The conference, held from 3-5 October,

the history, present and future of lighting

design. The six-person opening keynote panel featured IALD founders Howard Brandston

and David Mintz, alongside mid- and earlycareer lighting design professionals.

During the conference, the IALD awarded its

Lifetime Achievement award to Stephen Lees,

founding Principal at Horton Lees Brogden (HLB)

Lighting Design. Lees is the seventh IALD member to receive the Lifetime Achievement award, which is presented to designers whose body of work

over a lifetime supports the lighting profession. David Ghatan also formally inducted two new

members to the IALD College of Fellows at the event. Rosemarie Allaire, owner of Rosemarie

Allaire Lighting Design, and Andrea Hartranft, Principal of Hartranft Lighting Design, were

recognised for their valuable contribution to the art and science of lighting design, and for their continued service to the IALD.

Throughout the course of Enlighten Americas, the


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