Lighting
In our approach to lighting design, we’re guided by the principle that the purpose of outdoor lighting is not to turn night into day, but rather to deliver an exceptional visual experience through effective, appropriate, and beautiful illumination. Bringing this philosophy to life in the landscape. Promote well-being by designing spaces that intertwine indoor and outdoor living. This connection to nature initiates a sense of belonging, encourages personal mindfulness, and stimulates rejuvenation.
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360 Solar:
The Go-Anywhere Solar Solution
360 Solar fulfills the promise of solar technology, combining high performance and aesthetics for lighting solutions untethered from the grid. The most telling innovation of 360 Solar is its slim cylindrical profile—a highly efficient solar array wraps vertically around the pole, making the system stronger, more resilient to extreme weather and high winds, and naturally more resistant to the accumulation of debris, dust, and snow.
We’re proud to offer a wide range of lighting support services to help you complete your projects more successfully, more artfully, and in a timelier manner. Our team prides itself in providing the right tools, the highest level of service, and the acute attention to detail needed to enhance the visual experience in lighting projects of all magnitudes.
Comprehensive Lighting Support
Our outdoor lighting solutions are at home in a wide variety of high-profile landscape environments. We offer case studies and example site installations for a broad range of project types including streetscapes, university campuses, public parks and corporate courtyards, and retail and hospitality settings. Accompanying our diverse portfolio of lighting solutions, we provide a selection of creative thought starters to inspire you and your clients to activate the full potential of outdoor space. These thought starters illustrate how lighting can define safe and inviting settings that are celebrated for their distinct sense of place—the types of spaces that enhance how people live, learn, work, care, play, travel, and integrate the outdoors as a ritual in their daily lives.
Our team of lighting specialists is ready and eager to work with you on your next project—regardless of scale or level of complexity. Our team will review the site plan, work with you to clearly understand your project objectives, and collaboratively develop an efficient, engaging and aesthetically appealing lighting program. By creating a simulation of a lighting design, we can test the feasibility of a plan and modify it before installation even begins. Contact your regional lighting specialist to request project guidance.
Our website offers a comprehensive kit of tools to aid in the project development phase and most accurately visualize the path toward lighting design excellence. Available resources include downloadable IES, Revit, CAD, and SketchUp files for all of our product offerings. Each product page is equipped with these files for easy access along with the corresponding product support documentation.
From custom powdercoat colors and banner arms, to GCFI receptacles and catenary configurations, we have a team of expert engineers dedicated to product modifications to help designers take advantage of unique site opportunities and realize their creative visions. If your design requires a more ground-up approach, our renowned team of fabricators at Studio 431 stand ready to provide bespoke solutions for custom projects. Contact your regional lighting specialist to request additional information.
We provide comprehensive technical breakdowns for our lighting products, including all information about luminaire performance, testing, components, and installation. Ready access to this information helps our clients streamline discussions with electrical engineers and contractors to bring projects to life in the timeliest manner. Contact your regional lighting specialist to request additional information.
Especially in a quickly evolving field like lighting design and technology, we believe deeply in the power of furthering knowledge and remaining informed on the latest developments and innovations. Our continuing education courses draw on our extensive lighting expertise as well as that of leading designers, engineers and standards organizations to arm you with critical skills and applicable insight to help expand your capabilities and stay up to date on key industry-relevant topics.
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David Ghatan intended to study architecture in college, but a last-minute decision landed him at George Washington University, a school that didn't offer an architecture major. But it was at GWU that he was able to combine his interests into a unique major that combined theatrical design with fine art and architecture.
David Ghatan: Advancing the Architectural Lighting Profession
Today, IDA is the global authority on light pollution. Its mission to eradicate light pollution through responsible lighting practices is supported through multiple programs and resources that build awareness on the implications of overlighting.
Preserve, Protect, and Restore the Night Sky: International Dark-Sky Association’s Global Mission
Scott Hatton's route to lighting design was through architectural engineering with an emphasis in lighting at the University of Colorado. The combination of technical studies along with design coursework set Hatton on the path that he has pursued his entire professional career.
The Science and Art of Light: A Conversation with Lighting Designer Scott Hatton
Celebrating over 50 years of continued growth and influence within its industry, Landscape Forms attributes much of its success to the organization's guiding pillars of Design, Culture, and Craft.
Pride, Passion & Positivity: Inside the Culture of the Landscape Forms Lighting Team