33rd Annual GE Edison Awards
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33rd Annual GE Edison Awards
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GE Edison Award
33rd Annual GE Edison Award Winner
Current, powered by GE, sponsors the annual GE Edison Award competition to recognize excellence and quality in
Stone, Nobles, and Czub of Fisher Marantz Stone Architectural Lighting Design
Fisher Marantz Stone Architectural Lighting Design
New York, NY, USA
professional lighting designs that employ significant use of GE LED lighting Products, including, LED systems, LED
luminaires, LED lamps and modules, LED architectural products, and lighting controls.
Covington & Burling
(Left to Right) Charles G. Stone II, FIALD IES LC LEED AP BD+C
Paula Martinez Nobles, IALD IES LEED AP BD+C
Katheryn Czub, IALD IES LEED AP BD+C
Washington, DC, USA
Projects must be completed within the prior two calendar years.
maximum lumen output and entirely obscured direct
of state-of-the-art lighting products and techniques; appropriate color, form and texture revelation; energy
views of the LED arrays. GE Tetra® LED PowerGrid modules
effectiveness; and cost effectiveness. Qualifying entries remain anonymous throughout the judging process.
spanned across each horizontal plane and GE Tetra® LED
Photography by: Richard Bryant, Arcaid Images
Entries are judged on the following criteria: functional excellence; architectural compatibility; effective use
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GE Edison Award Judges
The 2015 GE Edison Award is presented to Charles G. Stone,
architects, which meets the diverse program needs of this
Paula Martinez Nobles, and Katheryn Czub of Fisher Marantz
prominent organization.
Contour traced the perimeter of each box to provide the
lit vertical profile.
Twenty-four video conference rooms, with twenty-four
floating luminous planes, create a strong visual connection
that can be seen from exterior and interior views, as the
luminous frames architecturally stack through the building.
Flicker free dimming is provided in each conference room
with the integration of high-end broadcast quality drivers
and the GE Tetra® LED technology.
Stone Architectural Lighting Design for lighting Covington &
Thomas Johnson,
Amy Laughead-Riese,
Joseph Howley,
Current, powered by GE
Los Angeles, CA USA
37Volts Light Studio
Cincinnati, OH USA
GE Lighting
Cleveland, OH USA
LC, MIES
LC, IES, LEED AP®
MIES
Burling in Washington, DC, USA. A personalized Steuben
Ninety-nine percent of the lighting on the completed project
crystal award for the winner of this 33rd annual lighting
uses LED technology. Small, shallow fixture profiles permit
design competition was presented by Current, powered
precise integration with architectural details. The light
by GE on April 25th, 2016 in San Diego, California, USA.
fixtures are rigorously aligned to achieve seamless integration
The result is efficient, effective, unobtrusive and beautiful.
with the interior architecture. Using over 6,000 GE Tetra®
An evening approach to this LEED® Gold certified project
LED PowerGrid modules and 1,000 linear feet of Tetra® LED
reveals a softly glowing building, conveying a unified
Contour, both in 3500 K, precisely lit jewel boxes provide just
single-tenant presence throughout the 450,000 square-foot
sufficiently visual depth to discern each face of the three
building. Once inside, the user is enveloped in an uncluttered,
dimensional frame throughout the facility. The light boxes
crisp, dramatic, and luminous environment conceived by the
were detailed to 6” depths with a double layer translucent
stretched membrane. The customized assembly provided
Photography by: Richard Bryant, Arcaid Images
LEED® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Green Building Council®
Award of Excellence & Environmental Design
Award of Excellence
University of Utah S.J. Quinney
Law School library stacks
The GE Albeo™ ALC Series LED Linear luminaires in 4000 K
Sayn Foundry
with a 160° wide diffuse distribution pattern are suspended in
Bendrof, Germany
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Spectrum Engineers, Inc. • (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
continuous rows between the tall and narrow stacks. This
lighting system delivered the programmed illuminance on the
Licht Kunst Licht AG • (Bonn & Berlin, Germany)
stacks, in conformance with IES Recommended Practices. The
cool colored LED luminaires was carefully integrated into the
allowed wattage for ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2010. These luminaires
heritage-protected structures, individually choosing each
deliver good vertical illuminance even to the bottom row,
mounting location. The lighting design accentuates the
meeting both IES recommended illuminance and energy
Joseph. M. (Jody) Good, III Erik Yamashiro,
LC, FIES, IALD, USITT, EIT, LC
LEED AP®
Chari Sherrill
The fully controllable lighting, consisting of RGB, warm and
horizontal LPD was 1.3 watts/ sq. ft., almost 25% below the
Johannes Roloff
code power allowance.
Photography by: Heather L. King, Spectrum Engineers
Stephanie Jochem
Prof. Andreas Schulz
Acknowledgement: Stadt Bendorf
All control requirements for both codes were observed. This
included daylight dimming for perimeter spaces, including
the stacks; occupancy and vacancy sensors, and time clocks
Law school libraries are filled with important legal
in large common spaces. Thus, an additional 30% energy
books and resources. The need to light these tomes
reduction was realized by use if these controls. The sensors
in an energy efficient manner is paramount to the
were attached to the end of each tandem row of luminaires.
success of modern law schools.
These were factory assembled for ease of installation,
contributing to the cost-effective lighting in this important area.
architecture’s attributes one by one and provides nuanced
compositions of the nocturnal edifice via integrated DALI and
DMX-interfaces.
While the central roof is treated as one single construction,
Built in 1830 near the Rhine River as an iron cathedral, the
selected industrial structures like cranes and beams are
Sayner Hütte became a prototype of the great architecture
delineated to give variation to the orderly array of vertical
within European industrialization. What was once a place
structures. These are illuminated by adjustable LED spotlights
where furnaces were spilling out hot iron, now hosts various
using GE Infusion™ LED modules with 8° beam angle,
cultural events for visitors to enjoy.
equipped with snoots to give precise distribution.
The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney Law School
is the newest building on campus, and is a
With the general ambient light provided by adjustable LED
This prestigious building represents an important school of the
state-of-the-art center for legal education. The
spotlights using a more even 30° beam angle blended in, the
University, with a modern, innovative and high-tech presence
energy efficient lighting in the stacks areas of the
illumination becomes more uniform and the overall appearance
on the very corner of campus. The stacks present a visible
James E. Faust Law Library was a part of an overall
of the venue changes to be more open to the visitor. The
statement to the campus and the community of the purpose
energy efficient and effective design strategy for
horizontal alignment of luminaires becomes even clearer while
of the building and the learning within.
the entire building.
the metaphor of the red roof remains as a formal bracket. All
downlighting fixtures, using GE Infusion™ LED modules, are
equipped with either honeycomb-louvers or snoots to give
precise and glare-reduced light-distribution, while concealing
Photography by: Heather L. King, Spectrum Engineers
lighting locations where applicable.
Photography by: Johannes Roloff, LichtKunstLichtAG
Photography by: Johannes Roloff, LichtKunstLichtAG
The lighting uses a combination of GE Infusion™ LED 21W and
46W Modules in 2700 K and 4000 K. All accent lighting is in
4000K white, while the general lighting is provided with a
warmer 2700K white to give a gentle, yet noticeable contrast.
The precise and thoughtful illumination lets the Sayner Hütte
glow from the inside, hinting its former utilization and giving it
a warm, though not soft, appearance.
Award of Merit
Award of Merit
Hotel Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Rental Car Facility Parking Deck
Valladolid, Spain
Charlotte, NC, USA
Licht Kunst Licht AG • (Bonn & Berlin, Germany)
HartranftLighting Design, LLC • (Charlotte, NC, USA)
Artfully lighted wayfinding concepts have been introduced to
quickly guide visitors to stair and elevator locations. Soothing
Martina Weiss
NaiaraCaballero
Laura Sudbrock
Thomas Möritz
Prof. Andreas Schulz
Andrea Hartranft, IALD
Architect Marco Serra, Diener&DienerArchitects
blue light bathes the ceilings of the rental area, relaxing weary
travelers. Underlightedstairwells provide strong contrast to the
familiar blue backlighting of the exterior skin.
A former monastery from the 12th century has been
Dimmable 6W LED PAR lamps in 2700 K with 35°beam spread
Open and glass enclosed
Large metal ribbons of color identify the elevator, stair and
converted into a Relais& Château five-star hotel and
are used in wall-mounted luminaires. GE 6W LED candle lamps
perimeter stairs made
escalator locations in this 3.1 million square foot structure.
spa -situated in the heart of the world famous wine region
compliment decorative pendants. Other GE LED replacement
underlighting a logical solution.
GE Tetra®LED PowerGrid modules within large metal ribbons
Riberodel Duero in central Spain.
lamps are used in multiple elements of the lighting design to
GE Tetra®LED Contour in 3000K
evenly illuminate layers of white and colored lenses. The 3000K
compliment the historical architecture.
run along either side of a barely
GE Tetra®LED PowerGrid modules were chosen for its ability to
4” cavity. GE Tetra®LED Contour
evenly and powerfully distribute the light across the 2’ wide
product was chosen for the
ribbon while also being able to curve horizontally.
The lighting concept is based on a comprehensive family
of custom-designed luminaires, made of massive bronze.It
high output provided by such
accompanies the unique character of the listed building,
emanating warmth and durability. Where monks used to
pray in silence, the illumination sensitively underlines the
a small product, as well as the
The result is a project that is true to the overall design of the
constancy of color temperature
airport campus, and stands well on its own unique design.
over thousands of feet of
atmospheric setting, using LED technology, thus providing
product. Various acrylics with
the guests with a place of calm, well-being and relaxation.
transmissivities provide an
average of 4 fc on the stairs,
Photography by: Marcus Ebener
Photography by: Architectural Image Group
Photography by: Marcus Ebener
while adding enough frost
to the surface to balance
fixture brightness.
Photography by: Architectural Image Group
Award of Merit
Special Citation
Special Citation
1 Hotel Central Park
Casa Naranja
Solo West Office Tower
New York, NY, USA
Córdoba, Argentina
Frankfurt, Germany
Arq. Pablo Pizarro Diseño de Iluminación • AFT Arquitectos • (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Lichtwerke • (Cologne, Germany)
Pablo Pizarro
Prof. Stefan Hofmann
Focus Lighting • (New York, NY, USA)
Brett Andersen
Kelly Hannon
Elena Longo
Eugenia Basabe
Gastón Atelman
Martín Fourcade
Alfredo Tapia
Clayton Van Winkle Rebecca Becheanu
Photography by: Ryan Fischer, Focus Lighting
Tarjeta Naranja opened a new home to the company headquarters in August 2015. The
This ten story office building stood empty
construction and the lighting clearly represents the spirit of the firm: dynamism, flexibility,
for many years until project developer
innovation and joy. In the exterior, the colorful façade becomes an icon at night. When it
Phoenix Real Estate recognized its attractive
The 1 Hotel Central Park brand emphasizes the beauty of
Multiple layers of light produce a richly illuminated atmosphere
turns on, the sunset colors of the sunscreen become alive, and the projectors can be
position and decided to completely gut
the natural world and the responsibility the hotel and its
for guests at the bar, emphasizing the natural surfaces and
programmed to change every day.
and revitalize the building. The entire
customers have to protect that environment. The lighting
materials around them. Track accents hang above to illuminate
design focuses on minimizing energy use, employing layers
agricultural elements housed in the bar’s overhead shelf.
The company also raises the
of LEDs to capture the beauty found in the hotel’s reclaimed
Light from GE LED MR16 lamps in downlights in the overhead
environmental flag. Therefore,
materials and live agricultural elements.
shelf bounces off of the soap stone bar top below and onto
efficient, energy saving lighting
The impressive lobby serves as a shared business card for all the different tenants.
patron’s faces.
decisions was mandatory and a
The height of the compact, two-story room is exaggerated by means of a wall design
majority of lighting fixtures use LED
composed of vertical lamellae. LED Luminaires
redevelopment was given a LEED®Gold
certification for sustainable construction.
Photography by: Zooey Braun, Germany
GE 7W LED MR16 lamps for all of the hotel’s accents are used,
lamps, such as the GE 7W Energy
as their dimming capacity and color output would allow the
Smart 25°beam spread in 3000 K. The
set in the gap between the ceiling and the lamellae illuminate the wall elements from
desired layering of cool and warm light. The design is 24%
use of these GE LED lamps highlights
above. The 3000 K light sources, the GE Infusion™ M2000 Modules, remains invisible, so
below the maximum allowable energy usage, a level at which
the aluminum sunscreens of the
the walls appear to magically glow. The result is a homogenous illumination of the wall
the hotel can speak proudly of limiting its energy footprint.
company’s colors. The Casa Naranja
surfaces. Space and light appear as a unit and give the entree a powerful note. The height
project is receiving a Special Citation
and the depth of the foyer are intensively emphasized. The GE Infusion™ M2000 Modules
for Exterior Lighting Creativity.
with ~2,000 lumens and a 30°flood optic accessory is used in custom fixtures to create a
Photography by: Ryan Fischer, Focus Lighting
Photography by: Arq. Gonzalo Viramonte
unique experience. The Solo West Office Tower project is receiving a Special Citation for
Creative Use of Architecture and Light.
GE Edison Award Winners • 1983-2002
1983
Corrigan’s Jewelry Daniel Douglas
Dallas, Texas, USA
1984
Highlands Inn Resort Michael K. Souter
Carmel, California, USA
1985
Franco FerriniShoe Boutique Janet Lennox Moyer Sacramento, California, USA
1986
Frank A. Florentine
Washington, DC, USA
“Looking at Earth” Exhibition Gallery
1987
Ho-Chow Restaurant 1988
1989
Michael K. Souter
Fremont, California, USA
The Ahmanson Theatre E. Teal Brogden
Becky Bowen
Los Angeles, California, USA
1995
Harmonic Runway Christopher Janney
Miami, Florida, USA
1996
City of Bridges Ross De Alessi
Brian Lockwood
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1997
Michael Stewart Hooker
Janet Lennox Moyer
Oakville, California, USA
Far Niente Winery BBDO Worldwide Corporate Headquarters
Robert Friedman
New York, New York, USA
1998
The Santa Fe Opera Theater Francesca Bettridge
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
“Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age”
Frank A. Florentine
Washington, DC, USA
1999
Downtown Helsinki Master Plan -Esplanade
Ross De Alessi
EeroMetso
ErkkiRousku
Helsinki, Finland
2000
HerzJesuKirche
George S. Sexton III
Munich, Germany
2001
1990
The Palace of Fine Arts Ross De Alessi
San Francisco, California, USA
1991
Jerome Biedny, Jr.
South Bend, Indiana, USA
1994
Sacred Heart Church Renovation
1992
“Terrors of the Deep” Randy Burkett
Mark Hershman
Scott McMurtrie
Orlando, Florida, USA
1993
Ross De Alessi
Menlo Park, California, USA
St. Patrick’s Seminary Chapel Sapporo Sushi and TeppanYaki
2002
Façade & Show Illumination of the Golden Moon
Hotel & Casino
2003
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Church at Skaggs Catholic Center
Joseph M. Good III
Draper, Utah, USA
2004
James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Frank A. Florentine
William Jacobs
David M. Heck
Chantilly, Virginia, USA
2005
The Guardian Building Renovation
Dennis Vogel Keith Irtenkauf
Sonia Noble
Detroit, Michigan, USA
2006
Suzanne Powadiuk
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
2007
United States Air Force Memorial
Enrique Peiniger
Jean Sundin
Arlington, Virginia, USA
2008
Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
James R. Benya
Michael Neils
Juan José Villatoro
Sacramento, California, USA
Kris L. Wilde
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2009
EnBW City, Stuttgart Andreas Schulz
Alexander Rotsch
Stuttgart, Germany
Robert Daniels
Bernardo Fort-Brescia
Sergio Bakas
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA
2010
ThyssenKrupp Quarter Alexander Rotsch
Andreas Schulz
Essen, Germany
2011
United States Institute of Peace
Glenn Heinmiller
Paul Zaferiou
Dan Weissman
Washington, DC, USA
2012
Vintry Fine Wines Hervé Descottes
Jeff Taylor
Jessica Jie Soo Tchah
New York, New York, USA
2013
City Performance Hall Robert Shook
Maureen Mahr
Jennifer Curtis
Kimberly Corbett-Oates
Dallas, Texas, USA
2014
Claudio Ramos
Hiram Banks
Erin Sudderth
Matt Landl
San Francisco, California, USA
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