GE Lighting Announces Three Finalists for 31st Annual GE Edison Award

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GE Edison Award FinalistProject: Dallas City Performance Hall, DallasLighting Designer: Schuler Shook, Chicago

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GE Edison Award FinalistProject: Dallas City Performance Hall, DallasLighting Designer: Schuler Shook, Chicago


GE Lighting has announced the three finalists shortlisted for the 31st Annual GE Edison Award. The projects are:

Dallas City Performance Hall, Dallas; Lighting Designer: Schuler Shook, Chicago
This 750-seat performing arts venue serves as a gateway to the Dallas Arts District.

Global Investment Firm, San Francisco; Lighting Designer: Banks|Ramos Architectural Lighting Design, San Francisco
This renovated and expanded headquarters for an investment banking firm is located on the 52nd floor of a San Francisco landmarked skyscraper.


Herscher Hall at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles; Lighting Designer: Lam Partners, Cambridge, Mass.
Herscher Hall provides additional event and conference space at the Skirball Cultural Center


“The overall quality of submissions we received is among the highest ever,” said Mary Beth Gotti, manager of the GE Lighting Institute. “The designs incorporate a combination of LED and traditional light source solutions, indicative of the timing of the completion of these projects. They showcase the efforts of some of the world’s most talented lighting design teams and demonstrate how energy-efficient solutions can also excite, impress and inspire.” The winner will be announced during the GE Edison Award ceremony on Mon. June 2 in Las Vegas held during Lightfair.

About the Author

Elizabeth Donoff

Elizabeth Donoff is Editor-at-Large of Architectural Lighting (AL). She served as Editor-in-Chief from 2006 to 2017. She joined the editorial team in 2003 and is a leading voice in the lighting community speaking at industry events such as Lightfair and the International Association of Lighting Designers Annual Enlighten Conference, and has twice served as a judge for the Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section’s (IESNYC) Lumen Award program. In 2009, she received the Brilliance Award from the IESNYC for dedicated service and contribution to the New York City lighting community. Over the past 11 years, under her editorial direction, Architectural Lighting has received a number of prestigious B2B journalism awards. In 2017, Architectural Lighting was a Top Ten Finalist for Magazine of the Year from the American Society of Business Publication Editors' AZBEE Awards. In 2016, Donoff received the Jesse H. Neal Award for her Editor’s Comments in the category of Best Commentary/Blog, and in 2015, AL received a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Media Brand (Overall Editorial Excellence).Prior to her entry into design journalism, Donoff worked in New York City architectural offices including FXFowle where she was part of the project teams for the Reuters Building at Three Times Square and the New York Times Headquarters. She is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Me., and she earned her Master of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis.

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