
Congratulations to New York City Design Firms for Receiving 2021 IES Illumination Awards!
The IESNYC congratulates New York City design firms who have been honored with 2021 IES Illumination Awards! The awards were presented on August 9, 2021 during the kick-off of the Virtual IES Annual Conference.
IES Illumination Awards of Excellence were awarded to Kugler Ning Lighting for Fotografiska in New York City (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Excellence) and WSP USA for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
For highlights and video reels from all the winning projects, visit ia.ies.org/portfolio-items/2021-illumination-awards
NEW YORK CITY
IES ILLUMINATION AWARDS OF MERIT
235 GRAND
Designers: Dayuan Fu, Dan Weinreber – KGM Architectural Lighting
ALLEGIANT STADIUM
Designers: Anne Rainbow Savage, Jay Wratten, Ethan Neslund, Eric Witthaus, Nicholas Dewey – WSP USA
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT – WEST BLOCK, CHAMBER
Designers: Jean Sundin, Enrique Peiniger, Wendy Jiang – Office for Visual Interaction
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT – WEST BLOCK, COMMITTEE ROOMS
Designers: Jean Sundin, Enrique Peiniger, Wendy Jiang – Office for Visual Interaction
CHINA RESOURCES TOWER LOBBY
Designers: Eunjeong Wang, Chiming Lin, Chou Lien, Robert Prouse – Brandston Partnership Inc.; Dandan Lin, Weina Lv, Zixuan Weng, Zefeng Lin – Brandston Partnership Inc. – Shenzhen Office
COAST & VALLEY
Designers: Derek Porter – Derek Porter Studio; Kim Ackert, Atalay Harrison – Ackert Architecture
CONFIDENTIAL AEROSPACE/DEFENSE HEADQUARTERS
Designers: Paula Martinez-Nobles, Kathryn Czub, Amy Elizabeth Leder, Charles G. Stone II – Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc.
DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Merit)
Designers: Domingo Gonzalez, AC Hickox, Ilva Dodaj – Domingo Gonzalez Associates
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER MEMORIAL
Designers: Hervé Descottes, Jenny Ivansson, Alex Miller, Elisa Forlini, Jun Soo Park – L’Observatoire International
EDGE HOUSE
Designers: Derek Porter – Derek Porter Studio; James Clotfelter – James Clotfelter Lighting Design
ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Citiation for Historic Restoration)
Designers: Suzan Tillotson, Dagmara Nowak – Tillotson Design Associates
FOTOGRAFISKA NEW YORK (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Excellence)
Designers: Jerry Kugler, Michele Clement, Yungbin Kim, Damian VanCamp, Terry Nelson, Chandej (Joe) Nakalertkavee – Kugler Ning Lighting
GATHER
Designer: Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn – Studio 1Thousand
GEORGIA TECH, CROSLAND TOWER LIBRARY READING ROOM CHANDELIER
Designers: Derek Porter – Derek Porter Studio; Kama Wybieralska – Parsons School of Design; Nelson Jenkins – Lumen Architecture
HOLTS CAFÉ, BLOOR STREET
Designers: Emily Monato, Aditi Govil, Yusun Hwang – Cooley Monato Studio
NANCY AND RICH KINDER MUSEUM BUILDING – MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
Designers: Hervé Descottes, Wei Jien, Thomas Mnich, Oliver Huang, Nicholas Dufils, Natalia Priwin, Glenn Fujimura, Wen Lin – L’Observatoire International
PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK LIBRARY
Designers: Jerry Kugler, Burr Rutledge, Anna Ames – Kugler Ning Lighting
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY FIRESTONE LIBRARY
Designers: Enrique Garcia-Carrera, Charles G. Stone II, Miyoung Song-Carroll – Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc.
ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Designers: Paula Martinez-Nobles, Kathryn Czub, Amy Elizabeth Leder, Charles G. Stone II – Fisher Marantz Stone, Inc.
SAINT THOMAS CHURCH (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Excellence)
Designers: Richard Renfro, Sarah Randall, Silvia Mazzarri, Fabio Tuchiya, Jenny Stafford – Renfro Design Group; Angel Estrada – Saint Thomas Church
SHENZHEN HONY CAPITAL HEADQUARTERS (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Merit)
Designers: Suzan Tillotson, Shan Jiang, Chandni Azeez, Esteban Veras – Tillotson Design Associates
STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MART BUILDING & CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL TOWER
Designers: Francesca Bettridge, Michael Hennes, Nira Wattanachote, Wanlop Chantarakolkit – Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design; Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects; AECOM
SUN ON THE WATER, CHASE CENTER CHANDELIER
Designer: Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn – Studio 1Thousand
THE DAVID H. KOCH CENTER FOR CANCER CARE AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Merit)
Designers: Barbara Horton, Maria Dautant – HLB Lighting Design
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BRITISH GALLERIES
Designers: Hervé Descottes, Jenny Ivansson, Artemis Papadatou, Mint Thumrongluck, Ece Ozerdem – L’Observatoire International
THE PROW AT WARNERMEDIA HQ (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Citation for Artistic Media-Driven Installation)
Companies: ESI Design, an NBBJ studio; Parallel Development; Craft Engineering; VCA; CMS Audio Visual; Ant Food; Rare Volume; X2O
THE SHED (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Citation for Sensitive Integration of Facade Lighting)
Designers: Suzan Tillotson, Erin Dreyfous, Megan Trimarchi – Tillotson Design Associates
TRANSFORMING THE OCULUS
Designers: Bernard J. Erickson, Mathle Leyes – Facility Solutions Group
WATERLINE CLUB AT WATERLINE SQUARE (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Excellence)
Designers: Stephanie Daigle, Brett Andersen, Andrew Leslie, Hilary Maners – Focus Lighting
WINTER VISUAL ARTS CENTER – FRANKLIN & MARSHALL
Designers: Hervé Descottes, Wei Jien, Wen Lin, Thomas Mnich, Jun Soo Park – L’Observatoire International
ZERO BOND (also received IESNYC 2021 Lumen Award of Merit)
Designers: Edwin Allen, Brett Andersen, Theodora Chiu, Anna Krutsenko, Hilary Manners – Focus Lighting