Lighting design firm Grenald Waldron Associates (GWA) has opened a second office in China to serve its growing Chinese and Far East project base. Located in Shanghai, near the Bund on Sichuan Middle Road, the office will provide full lighting planning and design services for architecture, interiors, and public works projects, and will be headed by Kevin Huang who has more than 10 years experience working on lighting design projects in China and the Far East. Current projects include the design of Bund 27 – House of the Roosevelt, and the Sanzhi Sheraton Hotel, both in Shanghai; and the Banyan Tree Beijing Hotel, Beijing.
GWA opened its first office in China in 2007, in Beijing, and the staff of eight individuals is led by Ma Ye, director and principal lighting designer. GWA’s home office is located in Narberth, Pa., outside Philadelphia, and was originally founded by Raymond Grenald in 1968. Lee Waldron joined the office in 1976 and the firm evolved its name to GWA in 1994. Further information about the firm and its international project portfolio can be found at www.gwalighting.com.
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.
