Category Archives for lighting design
Pegging lights on site
Goa, 28th January 2010 Away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai, I am today in Goa, touted as one of the beautiful holiday locations in India. Our hotel resort project is right on the waterfront and has a very … Continue reading
Know your markets
Mumbai, 28th January 2010 Sitting in the back of the car driving me back to the hotel I prepare my entry for today. While the car wiggles its way through the busy streets of Mumbai for the probably 1 hour … Continue reading
The “other” consultants
Mumbai, 27th January 2010 Ever seen a dynamic flash presentation from a structural consultant? I did today. To show the impact of wind forces on the building, the structural engineer showed a short movie on the sway of the building … Continue reading
Light fittings…as specified?
Shanghai, 25th January 2010 Part of our job as lighting designers is to assess alternative light fittings during the procurement process. While we all like our as specified fittings to make it through, budget restrictions often gets us to assess … Continue reading
Design as build
Yunnan- Shanghai, 23rd January 2010 I am writing this blog as I am catching my flight back to Shanghai. It has been an interesting 2 days of meetings on site! To my big surprise (and other consultants, operator included) we … Continue reading
Lighting standards
Huangzhou, 21st January 2010 Now this may be a touchy subject, but interesting nevertheless. It was triggered by my discussion with the hotel operator in regards to their operations standards. Hotel operators generally have their own manual which states guidelines and … Continue reading
Creating the visual experience
Shanghai, 20th January 2010 Over the last two days I have been attending a design workshop with the interior designer as a kick off to a new hotel project. As can be expected a lot of the discussion at this … Continue reading
When to engage a lighting designer
Shanghai, 17th January 2010 You may wonder why I bring up this subject on a Sunday. Would you believe I just had a meeting this morning with a potential client? Welcome to life in China … The client approached us … Continue reading
Seeing is believing!
Shanghai, 16th January 2010 As the old adagio goes, seeing is believing and nothing is more true than in lighting. We may think we know how the lighting effects are going to be but until we finally see the results … Continue reading
Open
Australia, 10th January 2010 Today is Sunday and I am relaxing reading Andre Agassi’s autobiography called “Open”. I like reading these kinds of books as I take inspiration from people who have achieved in this world. The book was given … Continue reading
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