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
