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Summer 2019 Promotions

September 10, 2019 / no comments

We are thrilled to announce our latest firm promotions, continuing our commitment to growth and leadership within Lam Partners. Read all about our talented designers below, and learn a few interesting facts, too!

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CHRIS HOYMAN, MIES

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Chris comes from a technically based education in Architectural and Illuminating Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. His solid engineering foundation is tempered with an understanding of aesthetics and architectural design.

1. When did you know lighting design was for you?

First year of college, through some introductory courses and an Architecture professor who became a mentor of mine.

2. What are three words you’d use to describe Lam Partners?

Collaborative, Educational, Dedicated

3. What would you be doing for a career if you weren’t in lighting design?

I’d be a chef – food is my other love.

4. Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?

Charleston, SC – they have a wonderful bar and restaurant scene, and a great food culture.

5. Tell us something that might surprise us about you. 

I really like plants, flowers especially.

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AMBER HEPNER, LC, ASSOCIATE IALD, LEED AP BD+C

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Amber studied architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology, where she earned both a Bachelor and Master of Architecture degree. As an emerging designer, she wandered into lighting design at Lam Partners, and was instantly intrigued.

1. When did you know lighting design was for you?

For me I didn’t know what lighting design was until I came to Lam. I was trained in architecture, wandered into Lam, and thought wow this is cool! So, it was after I started working here that I started to understand how integral lighting is to the architectural design process, and how much lighting matters to people and the spaces we live in.

2. What are three words you’d use to describe Lam Partners?

Energetic, Clever, Collaborative

3. What would you be doing for a career if you weren’t in lighting design?

Dog Ranch or Park Ranger

4. Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?

Too many great places to count!

5. Tell us something that might surprise us about you. 

I really like ice cream!

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CATHERINE LESKOWAT, ASSOC. IALD, ASSOC. IIDA, LEED AP ID+C

ASSOCIATE

Catherine believes in designing for humans, and finding the beautifully simple solution to a design challenge. Every day is a chance to collaborate with other creative minds and leverage an understanding of light and human factors to create healthy built environments that bring delight to users.

1. When did you know lighting design was for you?

I picked up a coffee-table book of a lighting designer’s portfolio at the library when I was 16 or 17 and saw a spread showing 4 different lighting scenes in the same space. I already loved photography and architecture, and lighting makes both of those successful without drawing attention to itself. 

2. What are three words you’d use to describe Lam Partners?

 Approachable, collaborative, nerdy.

3. What would you be doing for a career if you weren’t in lighting design?

I would be a mechanic, maybe an airplane mechanic like my little brother.  Or a therapist. (Don’t think too hard about it, lighting is practically the center of a venn diagram between the two of those: hands-on problem solving and hyper-engaged communication.)

4. Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?

 Basque Country – because my host loved their home country like a religion! Which I believe might not be uncommon for Basques, and isn’t so surprising when you experience it yourself! 

5. Tell us something that might surprise us about you. 

I really wanted to be a yard guy when I grew up, really just the leaf blower.  I also am really into trance lately, I’m going to an Above&Beyond concert in Prague in October!

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PENN WHITLOW

PROJECT DESIGNER

Penn is enthusiastic about uniting light, creative design, and technical engineering to arrive at exceptional architectural formgiving. He received a Master’s Degree in Architectural Engineering from Penn State, and has a special interest in the role that lighting design plays in energy saving techniques within buildings.

1. When did you know lighting design was for you?

As soon as I started looking at architecture through the lens of lighting design, I realized just how important quality lighting is and how often it is misunderstood. It’s the most essential but least tangible part of built environments, and determines how we perceive and experience the world. Once it dawned on me that lighting is a formgiver for everything, not just architecture, I knew this was a field that I wanted to explore.

2. What are three words you’d use to describe Lam Partners?

Passionate, encouraging, & eclectic

3. What would you be doing for a career if you weren’t in lighting design?

I’d be a potter. Or a ski lift operator. Likely both. 

4. Where is the best place you’ve traveled to and why?

Akureyri, Iceland because the landscape looks like the moon and beer flows like wine. 

5. Tell us something that might surprise us about you. 

I’m the proud new owner of a very old surfboard and spent the summer attempting to tame the waves of the North Atlantic, with varying degrees of success.

Lam Partners at nightLIGHTS Somerville!

December 17, 2018 / no comments

On Thursday, December 20, join Lam Partners and the Somerville Arts Council to celebrate the opening of door2, part of “nightLIGHTS”, a series of light installations appearing throughout the city!

From the SAC:
door², by Lam Partners, @ Davis Square Plaza and the East Somerville Library

At Davis Square Plaza and the East Somerville Library a re-purposed, wooden front door stands alone in its frame.  As passersby grow curious, they will find they can open the door partially and be immersed in the warm inviting light of “home”, while they are briefly silhouetted against the darkness of the evening. To share your experience on social media, use hashtags #doorsquared & #somervillefortheholidays!

Click here to read more about door2, the event, and the other designers and their installations, or download the official press release here.

Glenn Heinmiller Selected To Join Well Light Advisory

August 29, 2018 / no comments

We’re very pleased to announce that Lam Partners’ Glenn Heinmiller, FIALD, LEED AP, LC has been selected by the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) to be part of the 2018-2019 WELL Light advisory. Glenn joins a select group of leading industry professionals who will guide the continuous evolution of concepts in the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™), the premier building rating system focusing exclusively on the impacts of buildings on human health and wellness.

The nine WELL concept advisories – Air and Thermal Comfort, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Sound, Materials, Mind and Community – align with the 10 WELL concepts introduced in the WELL v2™ pilot.  WELL concept advisories consist of leading global subject matter experts, practitioners and users across the fields of public health, design, building and medical science.

Advisors will work with the IWBI Standard Development team throughout the year to help ensure that WELL continues to align with the latest industry research, meets user needs and raises the bar for healthy, high-performing buildings around the world.

For more information about IWBI and WELL, please click here.

Amerlux Features 225 Franklin Street in Case Study

May 22, 2018 / no comments

Lam Partners’ Lisa Wong spoke with Amerlux about developing a lighting concept for the basement space at the 225 Franklin Street in downtown Boston (with Gensler). By seizing the opportunity to highlight the existing concrete waffle slab ceilings, a unique lighting design was conceived by Lam. Read the whole story in Amerlux's case study of the project.


 

Dan Weissman honored by Lighting Magazine!

March 1, 2018 / no comments

We are thrilled to announce that Dan Weissman, Associate & Director of Lam Labs, has been named one of Lighting Magazine's 40 under 40! Congratulations, Dan!

McCarran International Airport Featured by Selux

November 17, 2017 / no comments

Light and material work together to create a visual rhythm and a sense of directional movement, flowing through the International Passenger’s Tunnel at McCarran International Airport. Graceful curving lines of light are concealed within the metal panels wrapping from wall to ceiling, fully integrating the lighting hardware into the architectural fabric of the connecting tunnel. Brightness envelops the passenger from all surfaces, enlivening the journey through the subterranean passageway.

Check out Selux's feature below, and learn more about the project here.


 

Lam Wins 2017 AL Award for Best Use of Daylighting

August 16, 2017 / no comments

Summer 2017 Promotions, Recent Work, and More!

August 9, 2017 / no comments

Lam Partners Opts for 100% Green Power

July 31, 2017 / no comments

Lam Partners has committed to buying 100% clean electricity for its Cambridge office through the City of Cambridge's new Community Electricity program. This program offers an option to pay a higher rate and purchase 100% of your electricity from renewable energy projects in New England.

This decision was made with strong support from the whole team at Lam Partners, expressing our commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of our operations, and our City.

Cambridge Community Electricity is an electricity aggregation program, a form of group purchasing in which a city or town uses the bulk buying power of the entire community to negotiate an electricity supply price for everyone. The program purchases renewable energy certificates (or RECs) to integrate renewable energy into the City’s electricity supply. With the Cambridge Community Electricity program, Eversource will continue to deliver electricity to Cambridge, but the City will now use a competitive bid process to choose its own electricity supplier. For more information, go to: masspowerchoice.com/cambridge.

Glenn Heinmiller Featured in WE-EF Designer Spotlight

July 24, 2017 / no comments

Glenn Heinmiller discusses the past and future of lighting, the creative process, and offers advice to the next generation of lighting designers in an interview with WE-EF Lighting USA. Read the whole article here.

Explore some of Glenn’s featured work

Free Library of Philadelphia

Free Library of Philadelphia

SQZ Biotechnologies

SQZ Biotechnologies

Dana Farber Cancer Institute Research Laboratory

Dana Farber Cancer Institute Research Laboratory

Middlebury College Bostwick Family Squash Center

Middlebury College Bostwick Family Squash Center

Tufts University Squash Center

Tufts University Squash Center

Envoy Hotel

Envoy Hotel

Jacobs Boston Office

Jacobs Boston Office

Phillips Exeter Academy Elm Street Dining Hall

Phillips Exeter Academy Elm Street Dining Hall

Anderson Memorial Bridge

Anderson Memorial Bridge

Cambridge Common

Cambridge Common
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