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Program Overview

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The IES Illumination Awards provides a unique opportunity for public recognition of professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against specific criteria.

Judges are selected from a broad professional spectrum that represents knowledge of lighting and design excellence. The judging system is based entirely on how well the lighting design does or does not meet the program criteria. This program is not a competition. The program is open to any qualified entrant without limitations as to professional affiliations. The Guth, Waterbury, Cutler, Energy and Environmental Design Award sponsored by Osram Sylvania and the Control Innovation Award sponsored by the Lighting Controls Association are parallel programs created to recognize outstanding lighting design.

2012 List of IA Merit Recipients

The IES is pleased to announce that on-line judging is complete for project entries into the 2012 IES Illumination Awards Program.

Below is the link to all projects which will receive an IES IA Award of Merit for 2012. Projects shown in RED TYPE received scores high enough to qualify for final judging on Monday, May 8th 2012.

A distinguished panel of judges will further consider these projects for a Citation Award, an Award of Excellence or an Award of Distinction.

Recipients of the final awards will be announced in the November 2012 issue of LD+A. The final awards will be presented on Sunday, November 11th, at the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner in conjunction with the IES Annual Conference in Minneapolis.

Thank you to all who participated in this prestigious program. A special thanks to the IES Section Illumination Awards Chairs, the on-line judges and the Illumination Awards Committee.

Congratulations to all the designers on receiving the IES Award of Merit!

Please click here for the 2012 List of IA Merit Recipients. IES will mail the Merit Award Certificates in mid-June.