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Justin Brown

Principal

Justin Brown

Olivia Eckard

Project Designer

Olivia Eckard

Sarah Fisher

Principal

Sarah Fisher

Maggie Golden

Project Designer

Maggie Golden

Kourtenay Hanrahan

Marketing Manager

Kourtenay Hanrahan

Glenn Heinmiller

Principal

Glenn Heinmiller

Amber Hepner

Senior Associate

Amber Hepner

Karmen Ho

Designer

Karmen Ho

Chris Hoyman

Senior Associate

Chris Hoyman

Steve Iski

Principal

Steve Iski

Michael Joy

Marketing Coordinator

Michael Joy

Matt Latchford

Principal

Matt Latchford

Suji Lee

Designer

Suji Lee

Eda Muco

Project Designer

Eda Muco

James R. Perry

Principal

James R. Perry

Dan Pham

Designer

Dan Pham

Jack Risser

Project Designer

Jack Risser

Carly Rothbauer

Designer

Carly Rothbauer

Ann Ryther

Accounting Manager

Ann Ryther

Jennifer Sanborn

Senior Associate

Jennifer Sanborn

Meredith Stoneking

Assistant Accounting Manager

Meredith Stoneking

Srushti Totadri

Designer

Srushti Totadri

Steph Valencia

Associate

Steph Valencia

Cheryl Wanner

Business Manager

Cheryl Wanner

Dan Weissman

Director of Lam Labs / Senior Associate

Dan Weissman

Penn Whitlow

Project Designer

Penn Whitlow

Carla Wille Kielwagen

Designer

Carla Wille Kielwagen

Lisa Wong

Senior Associate

Lisa Wong

Keith Yancey

Principal

Keith Yancey

Paul Zaferiou

Principal

Paul Zaferiou

We are a balanced collection of architects, daylighting specialists, industrial designers, theatrical lighting designers, with a few engineers mixed in—dedicated to all things ‘light’. Our design team’s expertise crosses disciplinary boundaries and can benefit all of your domestic or international projects. The art and science of lighting design is equally qualitative and quantitative, personal and professional, as well as technical and technological. We strive to mediate between the left and right sides of the brain. We work with architects, artists, engineers, building owners, facility managers, civic officials, fixture manufacturers and the entire distribution channel to weave lighting concepts into the architectural and landscape fabric of your project visions.

The Legacy of Bill Lam

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William Ming Cheong Lam, better known as Bill Lam, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1924. Bill entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just before the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and his studies were interrupted by service in the USAAF, where he served as a B-25 bomber pilot in the Southwest Pacific campaign. After returning to MIT, Bill graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1949.

 

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1949: LAM WORKSHOP (Lam Inc, 1951)

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After finishing his studies at MIT (inspired by the example of visiting professors Alvar Aalto and Charles Eames), Bill founded Lam Workshop to explore his ideas for the production of quality and economical electric lamps and furniture designs.  Later, Bill saw a critical need in the market for commercial-grade lighting products that would address the challenges of modern architectural design.  The business name was changed to Lam Lighting Systems Inc (also known as Lam Inc). With a focus on integrated lighting solutions to serve the architectural community, Lam Lighting produced a line of ‘classic’ modern fixtures that became essential architectural ‘tools’ for decades.

1961-1990: William Lam Associates

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Perception and Lighting as Formgivers for Architecture, 1977
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After several years as a successful fixture manufacturer, Bill retired from Lam Lighting Systems Inc and returned to his passion for architectural design.  He founded William Lam Associates in 1961, a lighting design consulting firm in Cambridge, MA, with a focus on the integration of lighting with architecture and urban design.  Bill worked with many architects across the US and throughout the world, developing innovative lighting solutions and integrated systems approaches for complex building designs.  Bill taught lighting design at Harvard, authored two books on lighting design, and was a great mentor and inspiration for several generations of architects and lighting designers.

1990-Present: Lam Partners

MA State House
Northeastern Multi-faith Chapel
Denver Airport
U.Penn MOD 7 Chiller Plant
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Billy Wilder Theater
United States Institute of Peace

Robert Osten and Paul Zaferiou became partners with Bill in 1990, and the firm name changed to Lam Partners Inc to acknowledge this transition. The office moved to its current location in a renovated warehouse space north of Harvard Square. Bill retired in 1995, maintaining a small consulting business until his death in 2012.  Read his obituary in the Boston Globe and in Architectural Lighting.

From 1995 to the present, the firm has experienced considerable growth, working on increasingly complex projects and expanding our design and technical capabilities. Keith Yancey was promoted to Principal in 2005, followed by Glenn Heinmiller in 2008.

Lam Labs was founded in 2014 as a division of Lam Partners to pursue research opportunities and explore innovative lighting ideas beyond the bounds of conventional project structures.  The firm is dedicated to carrying forward our rich history of design excellence, with a very talented and energetic staff of designers, using the latest design tools and lighting technology in new and exciting ways.

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