Tools of the Trade

Chip Israel of Lighting Design Alliance in featured in LD+A magazines Tools of the Trade segment. In the digital era, all trades seem to be losing their craftsmen. From machinists who could create products from a block of metal with incredible accuracy to photographers who actually...

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PROJECT LDA HAND-UP

Architectural engineering alumnus organizes donation for people without homes UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When a cold snap plunged Los Angeles, California, into temperatures below 30 degrees in early November, Charles (Chip) Israel thought about the many people without homes that he sees regularly on his commute. Israel, a Penn...

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luminii Live Light Interview

iilluminati: Chip Israel Some people spend their entire lives searching for the light. For others, the light finds them. Chip Israel falls into the latter category. He enjoyed drawing, designing and building things as a child, whether creating houses with Legos or building go-karts out of...

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2020 IES Society Award Recipients

Congratulations to Chip Israel on receiving the IES Distinguished Service Award! The Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of continuous dedicated service to the Society, principally of a non-technical nature, having significantly furthered the purpose for which the Society was founded, and continued over a...

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Lighting Is The Lure

In the hospitality sector, it’s not about lux levels and uniformity. This 12-stop tour shows how designers create drama By Kyllene Jones The world of commercial lodging has evolved during the past several decades. Originally, as the U.S. Interstate Highway System expanded, so did the need for...

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