Seeing Light: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Lighting Design

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The Interior Design Department will hold an evening lecture and demonstration of the physical properties of light. The lecture and demonstration will be presented by Cindy Limauro, professor of Lighting Design at Carnegie Mellon University, and Christopher Popowich, principal designer at C & C Lighting. The lecture is sponsored by the Designers Lighting Forum of […]

Lawrence Israel Lecture: Annabelle Selldorf

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Annabelle Selldorf, via selldorf.com. Photo by Christopher Sturman. The Interior Design Department honors designer Annabelle Selldorf with its 2018 Lawrence Israel Prize. Her firm, Selldorf Architects, has designed such buildings as the Frick Collection's expansion and enhancement and the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego. This event is free and open to the public. 

Lawrence Israel Lecture: Alexandra Champalimaud

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The Interior Design Department honors interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud with its 2019 Lawrence Israel Prize. Champalimaud’s design firm has achieved a global notoriety, while maintaining a reputation defined by luxury. Notable projects include the revival of the Algonquin Hotel, the Carlyle in New York, the Four Seasons in Jakarta, and other top hotels around the world, […]

Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture: Joel Sanders

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

The Interior Design Department honors interior designer Joel Sanders with its 2023 Lawrence Israel Prize. From his pioneering “House for a Bachelor” included in MoMA’s Un-Private House exhibition to “Your Restroom Is a Battleground” in the last Venice Architecture Biennale, globally renowned interior designer Joel Sanders’ provocations have upended preconceptions of gender and space. The […]

2025 Lawrence Israel Prize Lecture: INC Architecture and Design

Katie Murphy Amphitheatre Pomerantz Art and Design Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

From left: Adam Rolston, Tyler Kleck, Gabriel Benroth, Hilary Fulmer Kroll, and Drew Stuart. Photo by: Christopher Garcia Valle. The Interior Design Department honors INC Architecture and Design with its 2025 Lawrence Israel Prize. The prize, endowed by the architect Lawrence J. Israel, has been given annually since 1998 to an individual or firm whose ideas […]