(Museums Journal) The Museum of Somerset

Tim Bryan applauds a revamped museum that has provided fascinating new displays while also enhancing an important historic building.

Posted on Monday 20th February 2012 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


The Sheldonian Theatre

Thanks to a clever lighting design concept with concealed luminaires, the appearance of the Sheldonian Theatre now successfully reflects Sir Christopher Wren’s original design by providing uninterrupted views around the space and of the ceiling paintings.

Posted on Monday 06th February 2012 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


When is lighting a work of art?

Dominic Meyrick discusses the boundaries between art and lighting for Lighting magazine...

Posted on Friday 18th November 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Sheldonian Theatre Wins Top Award

The University of Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre triumphed at the Oxford Preservation Awards last week by winning the Building Conservation Award...

Posted on Thursday 10th November 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Come fly with me

Worldwide, airports are thriving transport hubs that never sleep. Working 24/7, just how are they illuminated? Jonathan Rush contributes...

Posted on Friday 28th October 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Loving the alien

Today’s low-energy lighting technologies are challenging the conventionally accepted standards of what constitutes ‘white’ light...

Posted on Friday 28th October 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Pearl in the shell

Simon Dove describes the new lighting scheme at one of Christopher Wren’s architectural gems...

Posted on Thursday 13th October 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


We evolved in greener shades

Lighting designers could make better use of natural light patterns for reasons rooted deeply in human evolution...

Posted on Sunday 02nd October 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


St George’s Church

The lighting design brief for St. George’s Church was to create a soft lighting impression to enhance the architectural features, create a visual identity in keeping with the iconic nature of the building and provide a suitable illumination level for churchgoers. Hoare Lea Lighting discuss the project for Lighting Today...

Posted on Monday 19th September 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Hoare Lea Lighting is looking to recruit a Lighting Designer in London

Hoare Lea Lighting is looking to recruit a lighting designer for their London office

Posted on Monday 05th September 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


A Designer’s Lament

Dominic Meyrick discusses his views on relationships between manufacturers and lighting designers in his latest opinion piece for Lighting.

Posted on Thursday 11th August 2011 | Comments 1 | Read full article »


Office Politics

Dominic Meyrick discusses effective office lighting schemes in the June edition of Lighting.

Posted on Wednesday 01st June 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Au Naturel

Dominic Meyrick contines his opinion piece for Lighting. In this issue he discusses why natural lighting is is important...

Posted on Sunday 01st May 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


Filling in the blanks

Architectural lighting education is in a bit of disarray and has been for years, writes Dominic Meyrick in his third opinion piece for Lighting magazine...

Posted on Monday 11th April 2011 | Comments 1 | Read full article »


Dominic Meyrick presents in Saudi Arabia

Dominic Meyrick spoke at the Architectural Lighting conference held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during 14 – 15 March. Dominic gave two talks entitled ‘Image and reality – Ensuring parity between lighting concept’ and ‘Effective maintenance strategies to ensure retention of light quality final lit reality’.

Posted on Thursday 31st March 2011 | Comments 0 | Read full article »


LED there be light

Simon Dove and Jonathan Rush recently discussed LEDs in the Building Surveying Journal. They discussed recent improvements in technology that are making LEDS a fast-becoming viable alternative to traditional lighting.

Posted on Thursday 24th March 2011 | Comments 1 | Read full article »


Faith in light

Jonathan Rush discusses the challenges of properly lighting St George's Church, Bloomsbury without diminishing its impact, when the most striking feature of a project is a 300-year-old chandelier in Lighting magazine.

Posted on Tuesday 22nd March 2011 | Comments 2 | Read full article »


The streets are alive with the sound of darkness…

Dominic Meyrick discusses artificial lighting at night in his second opinion piece for Lighting magazine.

Posted on Tuesday 22nd March 2011 | Comments 2 | Read full article »