American lighting designer (born 1952)
Paul Gregory (born October 26, 1952) is an American lighting designer . He is the president and founder of Focus Lighting , a New York City -based architectural lighting design firm.[ 1]
Career
Gregory designed lighting for shows at regional theaters such as The Alley Theater in Houston , Texas and Stage West in Massachusetts. He was trained in theatrical lighting at the Goodman Theater School, part of the Art Institute of Chicago , and received an MFA from the Parsons School of Design .[ 2]
In 1975 Gregory, along with his partner Rick Spaulding, founded Litelab Corp in Buffalo, New York. Litelab specialized in nightclub design and eventually grew to have offices in New York, Chicago , Boston , Los Angeles , and a factory in Buffalo . Gregory left Litelab in 1985 and founded Focus Lighting.[ 3]
Since its establishment in 1987, Focus Lighting has garnered numerous awards for architectural lighting design.[ 1] [ 4]
Notable projects
Awards
Year
Project
Award
Category
1995
Entel Tower
Lumen Award
Waterbury Award of Excellence
2002
Morimoto Restaurant
IALD Award[ 9]
Award of Merit - IIDA
2003
Mall at Millenia
Lumen Award[ 10]
Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2005
Semiramis Hotel
Lumen Award[ 11]
Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2009
Royalton Hotel Lobby
Lumen Award
Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2011
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
IALD Award[ 12]
Award of Merit - IIDA
2011
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
GE Edison Award[ 13]
2011
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Lumen Award
Edwin F. Guth Award of Excellence
2012
Yotel
Lumen Award[ 14]
Award of Merit
2012
Yotel
IALD Award
Award of Merit
2012
Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan
Cooper Source Award[ 15]
2013
Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid
AL Light & Architecture Award[ 16]
2013
Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid
GE Edison Award[ 17]
Award of Excellence
2024
Edison Report
Lifetime Achievement Award
References
^ a b Joels, Diana (22 December 2009). "Interview with Paul Gregory, from Focus Lighting" . Enlighter Magazine . ^ "Paul Gregory" . Mondo Arc . November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.^ a b Lampert-Greaux, Ellen (1 November 1999). "A sharper Focus: The art and craft of Paul Gregory and Focus Lighting" . Live Design . ^ a b c Goodbaum, Beth (26 December 2012). "Q&A with Lighting Designer Paul Gregory: Reflections of a New Year's Eve Creation" . IMT Career Journal . ^ "Focus on Focus" (PDF) . Interior Design . August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2014.^ Genzlinger, Neil (5 August 2011). "A Light Fantastic Could Illuminate New York" . The New York Times . ^ a b Lentz, Linda C. (February 2014). "Gallery 225" . Architectural Record . ^ Gonchar, Joann (February 2012). "Yotel" . Architectural Record . ^ "Magic at Morimoto" . livedesignonline.com . Retrieved 21 March 2017 .^ "Lumen Awards 2003" . livedesignonline.com . Retrieved 21 March 2017 .^ "Eleven Projects Recognized at Annual Lumen Awards" . Architectural Lighting . 8 March 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2017 .^ Johnson. "Science Storms wins IALD Award" (PDF) . ^ "Arch Lighting GE Edison Awards 2011" . Archived from the original on 22 September 2015.^ "IESNYC ANNOUNCES 2012 LUMEN AWARD WINNERS" . Live Design . 25 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .^ "SOURCE Award Winner The Chandelier bar at The Cosmopolitan" . enLIGHTenment - The Lighting Industry Trade Publication . 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2017 .^ "2013 AL Design Awards: Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, New York" . www.archlighting.com . Retrieved 22 August 2017 .^ "GE Announces Winners of Coveted 30th Annual GE Edison Award: Descottes, Taylor and Tchah of L'Observatoire International Win 2012 GE Edison Award | GE Lighting North America News" . GE Lighting Pressroom . Retrieved 22 August 2017 .