IES Vancouver 2020 Vision Awards

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June 8, 2020

As we move into the halfway point of arguably one of the strangest years in many. IES Vancouver is excited to share and applaud some of the great projects that were completed by the BC Lighting Design Community.

Seven exceptional projects were submitted in three categories to be considered for IES Vancouver Section Vision Awardrecognition.

Here they are by category in alphabetical order.

Lighting Control Innovation Category (1 Entry)

ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: EOS LIGHTMEDIA
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Eugene Mendelev & Jamie O’Connor
  • LOCATION: Edmonton, AB
  • ARCHITECT: Not Listed
  • OWNER: Royal Alberta Museum
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Not Listed

Interior Lighting Design Category (5 Entries)

CATRIONA JEFFRIES GALLERY

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: AES Engineering Ltd.
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Victor Quezada
  • LOCATION: Vancouver, BC
  • ARCHITECT: Patkau Architects
  • OWNER: Catriona Jeffries
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Rachel Topham Photography & Gallery Owner

NANAIMO AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING EXPANSION

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: AES Engineering Ltd. (Victoria)
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Pelle Björnert
  • LOCATION: Nanaimo, BC
  • ARCHITECT: office of mcfarlane biggar architects + designers inc. (omb)
  • OWNER: Nanaimo Airport Commission
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Andrew Latreille

PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN ANMORE

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: Integral Light Studio
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Ellie Niakan & Chung Ho
  • LOCATION: Anmore, BC
  • ARCHITECT: Not Listed
  • OWNER: Private
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Martin Knowles Photo/Media

SFU SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING BUILDING (SE3P)

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: AES Engineering Ltd.
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Sunny Ghataurah, Raquel Keeble, & Brad Ou-Yang
  • LOCATION: Surrey, BC
  • ARCHITECT: Revery Architecture Inc. (formerly Bing Thom Architects).
  • OWNER: Simon Fraser University
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Ema Peter

VANDERHOOF AQUATIC CENTRE

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: AES Engineering
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Doug McMillan
  • LOCATION: Vanderhoof, BC
  • ARCHITECT: Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects Inc.
  • OWNER: City of Vanderhoof
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Ema Peter & John Young (Rendering)

Outdoor Lighting Design Category (1 Entry)

THE LUMINOUS PROJECT – CAPILANO UNIVERSITY FACADE LIGHTING

  • LIGHTING DESIGN FIRM: Integral Light Studio
  • LIGHTING DESIGNER: Ellie Niakan, Cathy Chan, & Ayda Shafei
  • LOCATION: North Vancouver, BC
  • ARCHITECT: None Listed
  • OWNER: Capilano University
  • PHOTOGRAPHY: Martin Knowles Photo/Media & Cathy Chan (Integral Group)

Go HERE for the Vision Award Winners slideshow

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