The Architect’s Newspaper (AN)’s inaugural 2013 Best of Design Awards featured six categories. Since then, it’s grown to 26 exciting categories. As in years past, jury members (Erik Verboon, Claire Weisz, Karen Stonely, Christopher Leong, Adrianne Weremchuk, and AN’s Matt Shaw) were picked for their expertise and high regard in the design community. They based their judgments on evidence of innovation, creative use of new technology, sustainability, strength of presentation, and, most importantly, great design. We want to thank everyone for their continued support and eagerness to submit their work to the Best of Design Awards. We are already looking forward to growing next year’s coverage for you.
2016 Best of Design Award for Lighting > Indoor: Planned Parenthood Queens—Diane L. Max Health Center
Lighting Design: Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design
Location: Queens, NY
Planned Parenthood’s new clinic in Queens transforms a former storage warehouse into a welcoming ambulatory healthcare center. Using the building’s generous new windows as inspiration, LED light coves in bold colors punctuate a sleek, white interior. These colorful elements work with signage and furnishings to support wayfinding and spatial organization and the overall design embodies a modern, forward-thinking spirit, representative of the center’s youthful clientele. A thoughtful combination of LED and fluorescent sources achieves a 5 percent energy savings beyond the stringent standards and also meets the project’s modest budget. Light, color, and architecture are woven together to create a friendly, upbeat health center that will serve as a guide for future Planned Parenthood facilities.
Architect
Stephen Yablon Architecture
Signage & Environmental Graphics
Calori & Vanden-Eynden
Dimming Ballasts
Lutron
Fixed-Color LED
Cove Lights
iLight Technologies
Adjustable Downlights
Lucifer Lighting
Lincoln Square Synagogue. (Courtesy © Studio Dubuisson)
Honorable Mention, Lighting > Indoor: Lincoln Square Synagogue
Lighting Design: Tillotson Design Associates
Location: New York, NY
Lincoln Square Synagogue. (Courtesy © Studio Dubuisson)
Small recessed LED downlights in the synagogue’s ceiling create the effect of a starry night, while LED coves with resin diffusers spill soft light onto the acoustical walls,
accentuating its form and completing the imagery of a nomadic tented structure under a desert sky.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. (Courtesy Misha Bruk)
Honorable Mention, Lighting > Indoor: The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
Architect: MBH Architects
Location: San Francisco, CA
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. (Courtesy Misha Bruk)
In order to maintain the character of this important cathedral while modernizing its lighting, long-life solutions like LED and fluorescent fixtures as well as DMX lighting were seamlessly integrated. The system creates studio-quality imagery for television recordings while maintaining a warm glow.
