George Sexton

As referenced in an interview of George Sexton, "Design-wise, it's about listening to the client. In terms of lighting, we are of the school that you shouldn't notice our work; it should be transparent.... Daylight is very important to the visitor's experience. Architects and lighting designers have a great comfort level in working with daylight. It is something that can be managed in a way that is consistent with museums, but when making that choice, there is a cost of controlling daylight that needs to be considered.... Regarding technology impacting museum lighting, there's a whole area of lighting controls, particularly as they relate to conservation and energy issues. Interactive media as well. We need to be clever as designers and consider these other sources (i.e., the whole range of media generated light) as part of the lighting solution."

French Pavilion, International Expo 2010, Shanghai China • IIDA Section Guth Illumination Design Award, 2011 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Massachusetts • IIDA Section Guth Illumination Design Award, 2011 22 Bateman's Row, London UK • RIBA London Building of the Year, 2010 1100 First Street NE, Washington DC • A|L Light & Architecture Commendable Achievement in Interior Lighting, 2010 • E Edison Award of Excellence, 2009 Goucher College Athenaeum, Towson Maryland • GE Edison Award of Merit, 2009 Lumen United Reformed Church, London UK • IIDA Section Guth Illumination Design Award, 2009 • A|L Light & Architecture Commendable Achievement in Architectural Lighting, 2009 Star-Spangled Banner Exhibit, National Museum of American History, Washington DC • IIDA Section Guth Illumination Design Award, 2009 • A|L Light & Architecture Special Citation for Achievement in Exhibition Lighting, 2009 Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC • IIDA Guth Illumination Design Award, 2008 National Association of Realtors Headquarters, Washington DC • U.S. Green Building Council LEED Award, Silver Rating, 2005 • Citation for Sustainable Design Award – Committee on the Environment Boston Society of Architects/AIA and Committee on the Environment of the AIA New York Chapter (in collaboration with Gund Partnership), 2004 Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC • International Illumination Design Awards – Waterbury Capital Section Award, 2005 Louis Vuitton, Roppongi Hills, Japan • GE Edison Award of Merit, 2004] Cleveland Museum of Art Building Restoration, Cleveland Ohio • Cleveland Restoration Society and Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio - Technical Achievement in Preservation Award (in collaboration with Vitetta), 2003 Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth Texas • IIDA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award of Excellence, 2003 • IALD International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit, 2003 • IIDA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award of Excellence for Interior Lighting Design, 2003 • IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2003 • IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award of Merit – International Level, 2003 Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Wisconsin • IIDA Paul Waterbury Award of Excellence for Outdoor Lighting Design • GE Edison Award of Excellence, 2002 • IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2002 Herz Jesu Kirche (Heart of Jesus Church), Munich Germany • IIDA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award of Excellence for Interior Lighting Design, 2002 • IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2002 • IALD International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit, 2001 • GE Edison Award of Excellence, 2000 Denver Art Museum, Denver Colorado • IESNA International Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1999 Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum—McIntire Room, Wilmington Delaware • IESNA Capital Section Illumination Design Award, 1998