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News Release
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Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications
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Cooper Lighting Announces Winners of the 36th Annual SOURCE Awards
National Lighting Design Competition Winners Announced at LIGHTFAIR® International
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., May 20, 2013 – Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the
lighting industry and setting an unmatched standard for innovation and reliability, is pleased to announce the
winners of the 36th Annual SOURCE Awards national lighting design competition. The winners were
recognized at LIGHTFAIR® International 2013 held on April 22 in Philadelphia, Pa. Six professional awards
and five student awards were presented.
The annual competition, started in 1977, focuses on furthering the understanding, knowledge and function of
lighting as a primary element in design and requires the primary and predominant use of Cooper Lighting
products. Entries are judged on the blending of aesthetics, creative achievement, technical performance and
the degree in which the lighting meets the project constraints and design concept goals.
The 2013 winners include:
Professional Residential Category
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Winner: Robert Singer and Associates, Inc., Basalt, Colo., and designers Robert Singer and Kim
Quint for the lighting design of the Colorow Residence, located in Edwards, Colo.
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Honorable Mention: Robert Singer and Associates, Inc. and designers Robert Singer, Kim Quint and
Jason Diaz for the lighting of the Tiehack Compound in Aspen, Colo.
Professional Commercial Category
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Winner: Creative Designs in Lighting, Phoenix, Ariz., and the design team of Mark Mueller, Nikki Holt
and Walter Spitz for the lighting of the Cole Capital building in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Honorable Mention: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, and the team of Kimberly
Smith, Kevin Williams, Nathan Carruth and Ennead Architects for the University of North Texas
Business Leadership Building in Denton, Texas
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Awards of Recognition: Reveal Design Group, New York, N.Y., and designers Ken Ventry, Courtney
Mark and Levia Lew for the lighting of the SoBou restaurant, New Orleans, La.; Tec Studio Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio, and designer Ardra Paige Zinkon for the lighting design of the Hilton Columbus
Downtown hotel, Columbus, Ohio
Student Category
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Winner: Huanhai Cheng from Parsons The New School for Design, New York, N.Y., won for his
conceptual lighting design project of the Harlem School of the Arts, titled Permeating by Light. Cheng
was under the direction of Derek Porter, the associate professor and director of the Master of Fine
Arts (MFA) Lighting Design program at Parsons.
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Honorable Mentions: Ali Kidwell from Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., won for her Hermes Men’s
Showroom project; Graysen Miller from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., won for her Escalope
aquarium; and Christina Careccia from The Art Institute of California – San Diego won for her
Professional Association of Diving Instructors corporate headquarters project, titled PADI Americas
Headquarters. Kidwell was under the direction of Amanda Gale, the assistant professor of interior
design at Auburn University; Miller was under the direction of Interior Design Adjunct Robin Carroll at
Mississippi College; and Careccia was under the direction of Tricia Murray, the program coordinator of
interior design at The Art Institute of California – San Diego.
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Award of Recognition: Ana Darice Payán from The Art Institute of California – San Diego won for her
conceptual lighting design of Bloomingdale’s corporate office. Payán was under the direction of Tricia
Murray, the program coordinator of interior design at The Art Institute of California – San Diego.
Professional winners Robert Singer and Associates, Inc. and Creative Designs in Lighting each received a
$2,000 monetary award. Student winner Cheng received $1,500 and each of the other Honorable Mention
students were given $500. All winners were presented with a crystal trophy and offered an invitation to attend
a complimentary class at the SOURCE, Cooper Lighting’s state-of-the-art education center located at the
company’s headquarters in Peachtree City, Ga. The students’ instructors are also invited to attend a class.
For additional information, email TalkToUs@CooperIndustries.com or click here to learn more about this
year’s 37th annual SOURCE Awards competition.
Cooper Lighting continues to make significant investments to empower its customers with the innovations,
technology and resources needed to meet the challenges of the future. Cooper Lighting delivers a wide range
of innovative and reliable lighting, LED and controls solutions, all specifically designed to maximize
performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. For additional information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
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Cooper Lighting is part of the electrical business of Eaton. Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in late
2012. Cooper Lighting provides world-class lighting, LED and controls solutions to commercial, retail,
institutional, residential and utility markets. Cooper Lighting is committed to helping businesses and
communities leverage the latest technologies to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the
quality of the environment. Cooper Lighting. Innovation you can rely on™. For additional information, visit
www.cooperlighting.com. For information about Eaton, visit www.eaton.com.
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