Language of Light — The Intersect of Lighting, Energy Efficiency and Development

Mood Changers: Why Lighting is The Most Important Design Feature

April 10, 2018 by Katie Kailus

It’s widely known that lighting can affect one’s mood — hence the common term mood lighting. But the degree at which your mood is affected by lighting might surprise you. In 2014, the Journal of Consumer Psychology published a study that found the more intense the lighting, the more affected and the more intense the participants’ emotions were — both positive and negative.

B.V. Doshi— The Humble Architect and The 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate

April 10, 2018 by Ryan Tang

Early in his architectural journey almost 70 years ago, now-renowned architect, educator, and urban planner Balkrishna Doshi made a quiet, powerful promise to himself in his diary, “It seems that I should take an oath and remember it for my life-time: to provide the lowest class with the proper dwelling.” And for the next six decades he lived up to his oath.

Gentrification Done Right Can Bridge the Class Divide

March 23, 2018 by David P Hakimi

With rising land values and increasing income disparities, it seems that for many neighborhoods the prospect of gentrification is inevitable. Is there a way to “gentrify responsibly,” so communities and the people who live in them — no matter where they are on the financial spectrum — all come out ahead?

Growing Green: How Amazon has Become Seattle’s Green Giant

March 12, 2018 by Katie Kailus

After outgrowing its headquarters several years ago, Amazon invested in its hometown — building some 40 buildings in downtown Seattle while keeping a focus sustainability. Six of the buildings on Amazon’s Seattle campus have been awarded with the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for sustainable design and construction methods, while 20 of the buildings were built using LEED standards.

Retail Lighting: Best Practices

March 11, 2018 by Katie Kailus

Products can demand attention with the help of proper lighting. This means an open floor plan with tactical attention to lighting fixture placement, brightness, color temperature, and CRI. The ability of LED Lighting to meet these technical requirements is what makes it the #1 choice of lighting designers and architects.

Birds of a Feather: Why Art and LEDs Go Together

February 28, 2018 by David P Hakimi

There’s a lot to think about when it comes to lighting a museum gallery. On the technical design side, there are two main factors to consider: light color temperature, or the warmth or coolness of a light source, and the Color Rendering Index (CRI), or the system used to indicate relative color rendering ability.

Seeing Edible Green with LED Lighting

February 21, 2018 by Maylin Tu

Leaf it to the horticulturalists to come up with something this big: Harnessing the power and versatility of LED lighting, urban farmers are producing 12,000 heads of lettuce per day for consumer consumption.

Considering LED Lighting for Classrooms: Brighter Lighting May Lead to...

February 20, 2018 by Ryan Tang

The benefits of LEDs are well studied and documented. By now we know that it’s much healthier for humans to work, function, and operate in environments that are lit by LED lighting. Without a doubt, LED technology will continue to change how we light our environment and our world. So why then, are our students and teachers still spending a significant amount of their days in classrooms and schools under dull and dated fluorescent lights?

First Looks: JKMM Offices by JKMM Architects

February 14, 2018 by Ryan Tang

JKMM Architects is a prominent Finnish architectural firm established in 1998, growing over the years to actively operate in various areas and scales of architectural design from buildings, interiors, furniture, and urban environments. The studio’s design approach reflects an emphasis on simplicity, craftsmanship, and innovation through experimentation with the goal of creating exceptional architectural and technical work.

The Effects of Light Color and Intensity on Your Mind and Body

February 12, 2018 by David P Hakimi

Our relation to light as humans is complex. Though many of the effects of light on our biology are still unknown, there are several we know and understand. Light also plays a major role in regulating human biological responses, including our internal body clock or circadian rhythm.

Mood Changers: Why Lighting is The Most Important Design Feature

Mood Changers: Why Lighting is The Most Important Design Feature

B.V. Doshi— The Humble Architect and The 2018 Pritzker Prize Laureate

Gentrification Done Right Can Bridge the Class Divide

Growing Green: How Amazon has Become Seattle’s Green Giant

Retail Lighting: Best Practices

Birds of a Feather: Why Art and LEDs Go Together

Seeing Edible Green with LED Lighting

Considering LED Lighting for Classrooms: Brighter Lighting May Lead to...

First Looks: JKMM Offices by JKMM Architects

The Effects of Light Color and Intensity on Your Mind and Body

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