More than 300 members of the lighting community gathered in Westminster, Colo., on Oct. 7–9 for the International Association of Lighting Designer’s Annual Enlighten Americas Conference. The meeting’s theme “It’s All About the D. Design,” opened with a terrific keynote address by Paola Antonelli, senior curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art. Antonelli inspired attendees to think about design in the broadest of terms. “It’s one of the highest forms of human creativity,” she noted. But given the challenges the lighting profession continues to face, seminars and the town-hall-style meeting were not afraid to cover a range of serious topics including everything from credentialing to energy poverty to economic recovery. Networking and educational opportunities abounded with opportunities for student attendees to mix with professionals and manufacturers, whose support of the event continues to be strong.
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.
