The 11th Annual Robert Bruce Thompson Student Light Fixture Competition

Luminaire design takes center stage in the Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.

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Entering its 11th year, the Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition serves as valuable outlet for students in the area of luminaire design. The competition was established by Bruce Thompson, a 25-year veteran of the lighting industry “to encourage creativity and education in light fixture design and manufacturing.”

Each year, the competition puts forth a new design problem, such as this year’s program that asked students to design a countertop-mounted light fixture to illuminate the task area of an airline ticket counter. The design of the ticketing area was left up to the students. The program also required the use of an energy-efficient light source.

First place and a cash prize of $5,000 went to Katheryn Czub from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) for her circular-shaped luminaire called Aereo. Second place and a cash prize of $2,500 went to Wendy Cruz-Gonzalez of the New York School of Interior Design for her canopy-styled luminaire called Shelter Light. Bailey Kelliher, an interior design student at Virginia Commonwealth University, received third place and a cash prize of $1,000 for her design titled Aileron. And Daniel Marcus, also of RPI, received a special citation and a cash award of $500 for his design called Solo. The luminaire for the 2013 competition will be a lobby pendant. The deadline is April 5, 2013, and all details are available at rbtcompetition.org.

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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