Open House New York Announces OHNY at Night Showcasing Ten

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Open House New York Announces OHNY at Night
Showcasing Ten Significant Exterior Lighting Designs
Created by Lumen Award-Winning Lighting Designers
Saturday Night, October 11, 2014
September 4, 2014 – For the first time in the history of Open House New York Weekend,
OHNY is devoting an evening to the exploration of New York City’s illuminated environment.
OHNY, in collaboration with the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section
(IESNYC), is showcasing major projects by Lumen Award-winning lighting designers around
the city.
New York has the highest concentration of lighting designers and consultants in the world,
and their projects help to define buildings and cities around the globe. The Lumen Awards,
sponsored by the IESNYC since 1968, is one of the most prestigious and oldest lighting
competitions. The projects selected for OHNY at Night represent lit exteriors designed for a
variety of architectural typologies.
“For so many people around the world, the image of New York is synonymous with its
dazzling nighttime skyline,” says Gregory Wessner, OHNY executive director. “OHNY at
Night celebrates the importance of lighting to creating the city’s identity, and helps the public
understand the process of lighting some of New York’s most significant buildings and
memorials.”
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OHNY at Night Lighting Tours/Talks
The Bank of America Tower
Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBBLD) – 2011 Lumen Award of Merit
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
Arup – 2008 Lumen Award of Merit
The High Line
L’Observatoire International – 2012 Lumen Award of Merit
LeFrak Center at Lakeside
Lumen Award-winner Renfro Design Group
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lumen Award-winner L’Observatoire International
The National September 11 Memorial
Fisher Marantz Stone (FMSP) – 2012 Lumen Award of Excellence
Postcards – the Staten Island September 11th Memorial
FMSP – 2005 Lumen Citation
The Statue of Liberty as Seen From the Esplanade of Battery Park City
Brandston Partnership – 1987 Lumen Award
(Tour led by legendary lighting designer Howard Brandston)
TKTS Booth in Times Square
FMSP – 2009 Lumen Citation
The Waldorf-Astoria
Cooley Monato Studio – 2014 Lumen Citation
“Lighting is subliminal,” says Tim Milton, president of the IESNYC, “and during a blackout,
people come to appreciate just how much lighting design and lighting designers contribute
to the vibrancy of the urban nightscape. OHNY at Night is an opportunity for the public to
learn just how much talent, time, and serious collaboration with between lighting
consultants, architects, and lighting manufacturers goes into the creation of a seamless, sitespecific lighting design.”
Descriptions of lighting tours and guides are available upon request, as are high res images.
All OHNY at Night lighting tours require reservations.
Listings of all OHNY Weekend sites and tours will go live on to the public on www.ohny.org
on September 30, and reservations begin on October 1, 2014.
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About Open House New York
Through its year-round programs and the Annual OHNY Weekend, Open House New York
provides broad audiences with unparalleled access to the buildings, infrastructure, and
public spaces of New York City. OHNY celebrates the best examples of design and planning
throughout the five boroughs, from historic to contemporary, and helps catalyze a
conversation about the city's future to sustain New York as a vibrant place to live, work, and
learn. Follow us online via Facebook or Twitter.
Public support for OHNY’s programs is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts;
the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and
the New York State Legislature; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in
partnership with the New York City Council; the Office of the Manhattan Borough President.
About the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section
The IESNYC is the New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society. It is a
501C3 nonprofit, volunteer professional membership organization whose members share a
mutual appreciation of all things lighting. They are lighting designers, architects, engineers,
consultants, manufacturers, and allied professionals dedicated to the art and science of
illumination engineering to their members, allied industry professionals and the public
through inspiring events, informative programs, and outreach.
Photos (clockwise): The High Line (Emile Dubuisson), Waldorf-Astoria (Michael Weber),
TKTS Booth in Times Square (Paul Rivera), The National September 11 Memorial (Caridad
Sola), The Bank of America Tower (Nicolas Lemery Nantel), LeFrak Center at Lakeside
(Michael Moran/OTTO)
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