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LL: With the advent of Led technoLogy and the fact that it continues to evoLve, What have been the chaLLenges to Landscape Lighting designers?
JS: LED has been revolutionary to the landscape lighting industry. It has provided us with the ability to put exacting levels of light just where we need it and from a multitude of different types and styles of sources. High-output fixtures have reduced drastically in form factor and size, and all manner of new products have changed the way that we apply light to both landscape and architecture.
Keeping up with all of these changes has been a challenge! Thankfully, ILLI is supported by some fantastic, industry-leading manufacturers. These companies generously donate materials that allow us to keep our fleet of fixtures and components up to date so that our IC participants have the ability to use the latest and greatest materials in their mock-ups. All of the materials are updated regularly; it is inspiring to watch as IC participants come up with novel ways of using the components in real-world applications.
LL: the organization has changed a
bit since it Was founded in 1990 by renoWned Lighting designer Jan Lennox moyer. teLL me hoW the focus has been redefined?
JS: Just as the lighting industry has been chang- ing, so has ILLI. While the goal has always been to disseminate landscape lighting information in an effort to improve a designer’s skills, we have been hard at work to refine our process and make it more approachable and in tune with the market needs.
Landscape lighting design cannot be taught only by sitting in a classroom. At ILLI, we have an unparalleled opportunity to put lighting designers in a real world setting and allow them to design, in- stall, and refine using a large fleet of components so that they can put all of the techniques that oth- ers talk about into action.
No one else in the industry has successfully empowered designers by allowing them to experi- ence a job site without the pressure of a client, timelines, and budget. The Intensive Course (IC) delivers that unique opportunity. The course is taught by a team of industry leaders and guest lecturers, placing the participants in the highly capable hands of a team of mentors. Each small
“‘See the effect, not the source’ and ‘Glare is the enemy’ are two of my maxims.”
48 enLIGHTenment Magazine | February 2020
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GREG MATTHEWS