Lighting designer Kaoru Mende (center, white shirt) of Lighting Planners Associates leads a Lighting Detective workshop.The Lighting Detectives, “…a non-profit group dedicated to the study, observation, and discussion of lighting culture…” is celebrating its 27th year. Started in 1990, the group expanded its activities to a global scale in 1999.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Baywood Hotels announced the dual-brand Hampton Inn by Hilton Washington, D.C. NoMa Union Station and Homewood Suites by Hilton Washington, D.C. NoMa Union Station have been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Osram Opto Semiconductors has added to its infrared (IR) portfolio with the launch of the SFH 4055 LED that emits at 850 nm. The LED is specifically intended for eye-tracking applications such as the emerging augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets. The IR LED has a tiny footprint that will allow integration into or around glasses in headsets worn by users, from gamers to scientists.

SAN FRANCISCO–Hotel VIA, the first newly-constructed hotel since 2008 in San Francisco, announced that it will open in June 2017. Located in the city’s South Beach neighborhood across from AT&T Park, the 159-room hotel has a design that integrates the latest hospitality technologies and services aimed to appeal to tech-savvy travelers and traditionalists alike.

While most cities are known for skyscrapers made of steel buildings, wood may soon reshape the landscape of some of the country's biggest concrete jungles. A number of development companies are exploring a new kind of high-rise structure built entirely from timber. WIRED's Liz Stinson discuses the use of timber as a building material.

Opened within a vibrant area of Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, a corner plot has been occupied by Also Soup Stock – a specialty soup restaurant – set among a neighborhood of greenery, boutiques and small cafés and design.

Warfel was one of the first generation of lighting designers whose work bridged between theatrical and architectural lighting design.

By using solar powered outdoor lighting, Tassafaronga Village in Oakland, Calif., set benchmarks for environmentally sustainable development and received LEED platinum status.

HAMBURG – While the lack of a business case is currently discouraging investors from backing streetlight-centric smart cities, the pending arrival of 5G mobile networks could help change all that, according to the boss of a Dutch software and systems firm.

This contemporary project of a coffee shop by Mole Design located in Taichung, Taiwan has a vintage character that combines the light wood, trendy pastel furniture, white walls and the simple ease of Asian design traditions. The shop features vast open area with minimal furnishing, custom made furniture and vintage-looking accessories in Scandinavian style.

LightArt has debuted a collection that integrates high-performance lighting and sound absorption. Introduced during NYCxDesign at ICFF, the collection's two fixtures place solutions close to the source of noise for optimal acoustic management.

A noted lighting designer of his generation, Squillace was the first person named to the IES Michigan Chapter’s Hall of Fame.

The new standard establishes lamp characteristic data to determine an associated lamp code designation.

As lighting vendors try to shift from the century-honed practice of selling light bulbs to selling services based on Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, they are looking at nothing less than overhauling just about everything in their corporate structure and value chain by implementing radical new business models.

It is not very often that you can see a contemporary – almost industrial interior that carries warmth and joyful feeling with ease, so this creation of designer Bogdan Ciocodeica located in Bucharest, Romania is worth exploring.

Mackwell discuss what to consider regarding photometric performance of emergency lighting.

Rhenac GreenTec designed a large-scale wheeled lighting structure using LEDs and LEDiL optics that is utilized to optimize the grass conditions on training and match soccer pitches for the FC Koln (FC Cologne) football club of the German Bundesliga.

The shore town of Wildwood, N.J., is well known up and down the East Coast as a vacation destination. Its historic boardwalk—complete with a classic amusement park—and wide beaches draw in millions of tourists and beach bums each year.

As with many digital innovations, beacons started as a little-known technology that quickly gained popularity. Connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), beacons offer the capability to send geolocation-based personalized recommendations and notifications.

Masons beware—the Hadrian X robot can do six to eight weeks’ worth of work by a human in less than three days.