Register for the AIANJ EPiC Architectural 101 Series Lunch and Learn: Shadow to Sparkle – The Art of Architectural Illumination

September 10, 2024

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AIA New Jersey Emerging Professional Community invites all emerging professionals to join the AIANJ EPiC Architectural 101 series Lunch and Learn, on every other Friday 12PM to 1PM, with specialists and manufacturers on board, bringing the knowledge that will be needed in our daily work and learning progress!

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Shadow to Sparkle – The Art of Architectural Illumination
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Think lighting is just an afterthought? Think again! Join us for an engaging Lunch & Learn Webinar where we’ll challenge the typical approach of using generic ceiling-mounted fixtures and single-component luminaires. Discover how to elevate your designs from mundane to magnificent by exploring innovative lighting strategies that go beyond the basics and add real impact to your spaces. Don’t settle for bland illumination—learn how to create lighting that truly stands out!

Presenter

Graham Whittaker
Regional Director of Sales, Metro New York/NJ · Zumtobel Lighting Ltd
Graham looks back on a career over 30 years in the lighting Industry.
Originally from the UK, he studied product design, but switched to lighting design thereafter. He worked two years at ERCO in the application team and five successful years as a Lighting Designer/Consultant at Equation.
Graham has lectured extensively three continents and has spoken at conferences in Europe, Australia, and the US. While in the UK he was part of the team that created the British Council for Offices ‘Guide to Lighting‘. In Australia he worked with the Green Building Council on the creation of a Lighting Comfort Credit. With the aim to recognize and encourage the design of well-lit spaces that provide a high degree of comfort to users. In addition to working with the GBCA, Graham was an active member of the Lighting Council of Australia. Teaming up with the heads of various manufactures and Australian Standards to work on various lighting topics that effected the lighting community in Australia , since arriving in the US he has been an active member of the IALD LIRC and is part of the team to introduce IALD first CEU lighting program LERN.

Graham has filled multiple leading lighting application roles within Zumtobel both in the UK and Australia before joining the US team in 2015 as Director of Lighting Application his current role Regional Director of Sales, Metro New York/NJ.