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IES is expanding the impact of standards-based education by curating a unique educational tour experience. Earn 6 CEUS/AIA-HSWs at this one-day event, featuring expert-lead sessions on color and vision fundamentals and…

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The 2024 IES Light and Human Health Education Tour is a five-city North American tour expanding the impact of standards-based education. Earn 6 CEUs/AIA-HSWs at this one-day event, featuring expert-led…

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IES Lighting Education Tour 2024

The 2024 IES Light and Human Health Education Tour is a five-city North American tour expanding the impact of standards-based education. Earn 6 CEUs/AIA-HSWs at this one-day event, featuring expert-led…

2024 IES Lighting Education Tour

IES is expanding the impact of standards-based education by curating a unique educational tour experience. Earn 6 CEUS/AIA-HSWs at this one-day event, featuring expert-lead sessions on color and vision fundamentals and…
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A custom chandelier of “exploding globes” on a reflective surface distinguishes Spoiled Parrot candy and ice cream shop from other retail vignettes inside the Tin Building in New York City.…
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Citius, Altius, Fortius—Communiter

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Hide and Seek | Non-invasive illumination helps aid storytelling at the Museum of Nature and Humankind

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Jet-Setters: Designers Discuss the Adventure of International Projects

Lighting design is an international art and science, so it’s only natural that many lighting designers become travelers by profession.
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Message: We Care

Effective wayfinding, heavy use of color and human-centric lighting helped create a soothing environment at a Montreal-area school dedicated exclusively to special-needs
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Healthy Choices: A Medical Center Leverages Lighting to Let Kids be Kids

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, the only dedicated children’s hospital in Nebraska, had outgrown its facility in Omaha and was on...
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Last Look: Candy Crush

Last Look: Candy Crush

A custom chandelier of “exploding globes” on a reflective surface distinguishes Spoiled Parrot candy and ice cream shop from other retail vignettes inside the Tin Building in New York City.…
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Citius, Altius, Fortius—Communiter | The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum shines brighter than gold

Citius, Altius, Fortius—Communiter

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum shines brighter than gold When composer John Williams’ iconic “Olympic Fanfare and Theme” is cued up in July for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,…
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Hide and Seek | Non-invasive illumination helps aid storytelling at the Museum of Nature and Humankind

Hide and Seek

Non-invasive illumination helps aid storytelling at the Museum of Nature and Humankind An 800th birthday demands a grand celebration. So, what better to way to celebrate than with the opening…
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