Canadian lighting projects were well represented at the International Illumination Design Awards judging held in New York during Lightfair. Many of our projects received recognition for the efforts of the design teams involved. Winning projects are featured in the August, 2007 edition of LD+A magazine, The following list is a summary of entries that received an Award of Merit or higher in all of the categories.

Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design

Award of Excellence

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Grand Hall
Designer: Ross Nicholson, Ross Nicholson Architectural Lighting
Owner: Canadian Museum of Civilization

Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design

Award of Excellence

Celia Franca Dance Training Centre, Canada's National Ballet School
Designers: Ion Luh, Wally Eley, David Sylvester - Consolux Lighting Consultanats
and Mitchell Hall - KPMB Architects/GBC Architects
Owner: National Ballet School of Canada

Holt Renfrew Toronto Flagship, Designer Collection Floor
Designer: Diego Burdi - burdifilek
and Rhomney Forbes-Gray, Heather Seniow - Lightbrigade
Owner: Holt Renfrew

The Energy and Environmental Design Award Sponsored by Osram Sylvania

Award of Excellence

Quartier des spectacles Lighting Signature - Montreal
Designers: Reudi Baur - Integral
and Axel Morgenthaler - Photonic Dreams
and Fabrice Pellegrino - LEIG Lighting
Owner: Quartier des spectacles partnership

IIDA Awards of Merit

York University Accolade Project
Fred Carinci, Michael Shiu, Jackie Parissi - Carinci Burt Rogers Engineering

Fire in the Bank
Mehdi Laieb - Ombrages-FBG

University of Toronto, Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
Kenneth Loach - H.H. Angus / Lighting Design Solutions

Le Quartier Concordia, ENCS/VA
Susan Powadiuk - Susan Powadiuk Design, Inc.

Canada's Library of Parliament
Martin Conboy, Glenn Kachkowski, Bruce Meiklejohn - Martin Conboy Lighting Design and Ernest Wotton - Ernest Wotton Engineer

Central Public School
Derek McQuay - Atira Engineering and Heather Kembel - Colbourne & Kembel Architects, Inc.

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Myron Washchyshyn, Lana McInnes - Mulvey & Banani International, Inc and Gary McCluskie - Diamond & Schmitt Architects, Inc.

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
Susan Powadiuk - Susan Powadiuk Design, Inc.

The Rose Theatre. Brampton
Rhomney Forbes-Gray, Heather Seniow - Lightbrigade

Georgian College Energy Project
Phil Santia, Jerry Mobilio - e-Lumen International, Inc.

Thanks to all of the designers who submitted projects to this years awards program. Thanks also to Jana Nor and the Canadian Regional judging team for there dedicated work.