Lesley Wheel (lighting designer)
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| Born | 1929 |
| Died | 2004 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bryn Mawr College |
| Occupation | Architectural Lighting Designer |
Lesley Wheel (1929 - 2004) was an American architectural lighting designer and one of the pioneers of architectural lighting design[1]. Wheel graduated from Bryn Mawr College[2] and was trained in theater lighting and production, working under Jean Rosenthal at the New York City Ballet before moving into architectural lighting design and co-founding the firm Wheel-Garon Inc. She was one of the first women to practice architectural lighting design full-time[3].
A founding member and past director of the Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education and a former director of the Lighting Research Institute[3]. After her death, the Nuckolls Fund established an annual grant in her name for an introductory lighting program at a college or a university[4].
Notable Projects
Notable Awards
- Designers Lighting Forum Honor Award (1979)[1]
- Reader's Choice award from Architectural Lighting Magazine (1990)[1]
- IALD Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Wheel, In Memory". Architect Magazine. August 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Paid Notice: Deaths WHEEL, LESLEY". The New York Times. 2004-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tamulonis, Phil (March 8, 2007). "2001 Hall of fame: Lesley Wheel". Architect Magazine. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Lesley Wheel Grant | The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education". Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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