CLUE | International Lighting Design Competition

Dr. Vesna Petresin is a transdisciplinary artist and thinker. She has a practice as a time-architect, composing and performing with sound, light, rhythm, space, movement, text and code. The format of her work ranges from mixed reality, augmented live performance, immersive ambients, and audio-visual installations that build on the principle of a smart city. She has exhibited and performed at the Tate Modern, ArtBasel Miami, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Academy of Arts, Venice Biennale, Cannes International Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, Sydney Opera House, Vienna Secession, World Architecture Festival and Beijing Architecture Biennale. Currently a Visiting Fellow at Goldsmiths and an Artist in Residence at the Amsterdam University of the Arts, she has lectured and published internationally (Springer, Thames & Hudson, Wiley Academy). Petresin’s practice explores embodiment, transformation and time, alongside the barriers between the intimate and the public sphere. Using her voice, movement, sound, image and light, she creates experiences that highlight body, movement, space and emotions.

Marcelo Coelho is a Brazilian/American computation designer working on objects, installations and live experiences. Spanning a wide range of media, processes and scales, his work explores the boundaries between matter and information, fundamentally expanding and enhancing the ways in which we interact and communicate. Marcelo’s creative work has been exhibited internationally, including places such as the Rio 2016 Paralympics Ceremonies, Times Square, Ars Electronica, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Design Miami. His pieces can also be found in private collections including the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art and the Rothschild Collection. Recognition for his work include two Prix Ars Electronica awards, a VIDA 16.0 Award and the W Hotels Designer of the Future Award. In addition to his practice, Marcelo is also Head of Design at Formlabs and a lecturer at the MIT Department of Architecture. Prior to his practice, Marcelo Coelho received a Doctorate in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab.

Ken Douglas is a principal at Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, to which he brings his training in theatrical lighting design and more than thirty years of experience in architectural lighting design. Ken’s work has received awards from the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North American (IESNA); these awards have been for projects such as his designs for the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, and the Biloxi Bay Bridge in Mississippi. He has been invited to speak at numerous conferences, present educational sessions to client groups, and write articles for publication in industry magazines.

Sylvia Bistrong is President of ISP Design Lighting Consultants, a company she co-founded in 1992 with her business partner Janis Taylor, after studying at the Ringling College of Art and Design and at Arizona State University. Located in Miami, Florida, ISP Design has worked for many Fortune 500 companies, including Apple Computers since 1998. ISP’s business model has been built on its work ethic, strong reputation and business relationships. The scope of service that ISP Design brings to the table is what attracts the clientele they partner with. Dedicated to the art and science of lighting design, Sylvia and her team at ISP Design emphasize that the combination of light and design is more than illumination engineering, but rather the careful synthesis of architecture and light that integrates aesthetics and performance.

Regina Santos is an associate lighting designer and head of the Specialist Lighting Design Department at GAJ. After obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design, a Bachelor of Science in Architecture & Urban Planning and a Master of Science in Architectural Lighting Design, Regina decided to commit to her passion and specialize in lighting design which she has excelled at for the last twelve years. Regina’s extraordinary talent and expertise are demonstrated by her comprehensive portfolio of work from public spaces to hotel and residential properties. Project highlights include the Warner Bros Hotel, Serviced Apartment and Retail Mall, in Abu Dhabi; the Royal Shindagha Majlis, in Dubai; DEWA Solar Innovation Center; New York University Abu Dhabi; Sheraton Grand Hotel Dubai; Hilton Garden Inn Dubai Mall of the Emirates; Federal National Assembly Hall Abu Dhabi; and the West Beach Club Dubai to name a few. Regularly invited to speak at conferences, Regina contributes as an influencer of ideas – continually evolving and transforming her field and setting new benchmarks in the industry.

Lee joined AECOM in 2004 when he co-founded the lighting division, and he has been with the company ever since. With a Masters degree from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment (University College London) and over 15 years’ experience, he is a specialist in architectural lighting design and enhancement of the built environment through daylighting optimization. Now, as head of Lighting at AECOM, Lee has been the lead lighting designer on major projects in 5 continents and across all sectors. His projects range from large high-profile international commissions such as the lighting masterplan for the Rio 2016 Olympic Park, to temporary architecture including the annual Serpentine Pavilion installations (2013 to 2016).

Mike Simpson has been in the lighting profession for over forty years in a variety of design roles and is currently the Global Application Lead at Signify (formerly Philips Lighting). He has worked with professional institutions in developing lighting guides and codes and presented many papers on lighting technology and its application. His work has included the exterior lighting of iconic buildings as well as Olympic venues since London 2012. He is a visiting lecturer on outdoor lighting for the MSc in Light and Architecture at UCL London, and Honorary Fellow of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. He is a past President of the Institution of Lighting Engineers, the Society of Light and Lighting and the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers. In 2016 he was nominated as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.