Huntington Harbour boat parade gets ‘Kicks on Route 66’
January 2, 2018
Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance Route 66 themed boat cruises by during the 55th annual Huntington Harbour Boat Parade Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017....
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IALD President’s Interview with Chip Israel, FIALD
December 7, 2017
Greetings! I recently set down with a long-time friend and colleague, Chip Israel, FIALD, to find out more about why he does what he does for the Trust. So please read on to find our more about Chip....
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WIRECUTTER REVIEW: THE BEST LED DESK LAMPS
October 19, 2017
Wirecutter A New York Times Company, Oct 2017 After consulting experts in lighting design and optometry, and spending 24 hours researching more than two dozen desk lamps and testing eight, we think the Eufy Lumos A4 Desk Lamp is the best LED lamp for working at a...
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Now Open, Wilshire Grand – The New Tallest Building in Los Angeles
July 5, 2017
Lighting Design Alliance is proud to be recognized as apart of the Wilshire Grand design team. Wilshire Grand...
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Wilshire Grand, Los Angeles Times
June 13, 2017
HOW WILL L.A.’S NEWEST HIGH-RISE FIT INTO AN EVOLVING CITY? Standing at the base of the Wilshire Grand, architect David Martin shielded his eyes to take in the scope of Los Angeles’ newest and tallest skyscraper. Eight years ago, this shimmering glass tower began its life...
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Light the Path, VMSD
April 9, 2016
Tunable white light is becoming a mainstay, while LED dimming capabilities are waving goodbye to flicker. We’ve all been there: You walk into a brightly lit store at night, and the intensity hurts your eyes. The culprit is cool-color-temperature lighting – light that more closely mimics...
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Hyde American Airlines – Chip Israel, Building Design + Construction
May 10, 2014
You may not think of LED as ideal for warm, inviting environment, but it was the perfect choice for this chic Miami Lounge. SBE Entertainment is a global hospitality brand operation a growing portfolio of award-winning hotels, restaurants, nightlife and real estate groups, including the legendary...
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Crafton Hills College Feature, Louis Polsen
October 10, 2012
Design Challenges for Campus-wide Relighting The campus recently implemented a construction program aimed at updating its facilities. While developing the campus-wide facilities upgrade plan, Crafton’s administrators saw the need for a modern lighting system which would provide several needed benefits including: enhanced illumination and safety for...
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President’s Perspective
October 10, 2012
Chip Israel, LD+A, Oct 2012 I am now old enough to remember the old days, meaning before AutoCAD and long before Revit. In the good old days the projects were extensively coordinated. It may seem archaic by today's standards, but let's look back at the old process....
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Ain’t it Grand?
September 10, 2012
Grand Park , Sunset Meet the new central park of L.A. In 1966, downtown's Civic Center, like much of Los Angeles, catered to the automobile, The four blocks between City Hall and the Music Center weren't so much a park as a parking structure, with twisted ramps shuffling...
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