August 2016 - AWA Lighting Designers

What are the Philosophical Connections of Lighting to Culture?

Feng Shui says soft light creates a positive energy and the right conjunction of light, which is colour and direction promotes harmony and prosperity, relating it to the yin and yang symbol of harmony, where you need both. In Vastu Shastra, colour, light and smell are often used to remediate inausp..

AWA NEWSFLASH: AWA Launches New Vertical – The Healthy Lighting Studio

The new Healthy Lighting Studio focuses on improving health and well-being with lighting. The Healthy Lighting Studio is located at AWA's New York location, and is led by AWA's Design Principal Abhay Wadhwa. The new vertical is an addition to the existing verticals at the AWA studios. Why? ..

Healthy Lighting: Spotlight on Assisted Living

Understanding of Circadian Lighting Circadian light differs from the generally conceived definition of visual light in that it refers to the affect of lighting on the human circadian system, as opposed to light as a stimulus for the human visual systems. Optimal functioning of the circadia..

Healthy Lighting: Spotlight on Patient Rooms

Lighting Design Approach The lighting must be developed as part of a holistic approach to the design of the patient’s room. The lighting design strategy, hardware, and controls must work with all of the other systems to optimize the level of care and the comfort of the patient. Developing..

AWA Newsflash: AWA Wins 2016 IES North America Award of Merit for FIFC Mumbai

AWA wins 2016 IES North America (IESNA) Award of Merit for the lighting design of First International Financial Center (FIFC) in Mumbai. PROJECT TEAM: Client: Earnest Tower Pvt. Ltd., The Chatterjee Group (TCG) Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) NY Lighting Consultant..