Just visiting Antarctica, even as a tourist is something few people have the means, or the luck, to achieve. Those who work there during the summer season are even rarer. Most of these hundreds of workers leave at the end of the summer season and only some special bases remain operational twelve months a year. This means that a small handful of hardy people must live and work through an Antarctic winter. One such base is the British Antarctic Survey’s Halley VI Station.

This presentation will explore how to meet the circadian needs of humans in completely artificial environments when they are sharing space with colleagues on different work/relax shift patterns.

The author, Martin Valentine, designed the lighting for Halley VI and the whole design for this new base was informed by over 40-years of endocrinological medical data gathered from previous stations. Now, 5-years since the station became occupied, the story and solution for Halley VI has a resonance and provides lessons to all in the field of human centric lighting.

Eero Saarinen’s 1962 TWA Flight Center at JFK, which epitomized the Jet Age, and lay vacant since 2001, reopened to the public on May 15, 2019 as the highly anticipated TWA Hotel at JFK International Airport. Beyer Blinder Belle (BBB) played a central role in creating a second life for the historic building and as project and preservation architect, restored and transformed the structure for MCR Development. One Lux Studio designed the lighting for what was the Flight Center and is now the hotel's reception space in addition to the building exteriors, being faithful to preserving Saarinen’s design, while using updated fixtures. Flanking the terminal are the hotel’s two new wings, designed by Lubrano Ciavarra with Stonehill Taylor providing the interior design for the guest rooms and lobbies. Below grade is a conference center, designed by INC Architecture & Design, that contains a a banquet hall and multiple meeting rooms. Cooley Monato Studio designed the lighting for both the hotel and the event spaces, keeping the spirit of ’60 alive for our modern age.

The lighting designers from One Lux and Cooley Monato Studio will take the guests of the IESNYC and DLFNY on a tour of the restored and new spaces of one of New York’s iconic and much beloved buildings demonstrating how lighting contributed to this significant project.
TWA Hotel Photo by David Mitchell

PRESENTERS
Jack Bailey, Partner, One Lux Studio
Rob Merow, Associate, One Lux Studio
Emily Monato, Founding Principal, Cooley Monato Studio
Andressa Lopes, Principal, Cooley Monato Studio

SCHEDULE
SHUTTLE BUS TO TOUR SITE: Leaves at 5:00PM
Price includes the bus to the TWA Hotel

SHUTTLE BUS PICK-UP LOCATION:
620 Atlantic Avenue (Barclay Center Stadium)
cross street: Flatbush Avenue

COCKTAILS AND REFRESHMENTS to be held in the 1962 Ballroom: 6:00PM to 7:00PM

SITE TOUR: 7:00PM - 9:00PM

If you're driving
The TWA Hotel at JFK Airport is located at One Idlewild Drive, Jamaica, New York 11430-1962. Upon entering the airport, proceed toward Terminal 5 and follow the traffic signs to our main entrance. If you’re taking a ride-sharing service, type TWA Hotel into the app. Valet parking is available for $10 (up to 30 minutes), $20 (up to one hour), $30 (up to two hours), and $48 (daily maximum charge or overnight stays when you collect your car by 11 am). Self parking is also available in JFK's yellow lot between Terminals 5 and 6.

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

$20.00 IESNYC Member

$20.00 DLFNY Members, Guests and Students

In collaboration with the IESNYC, five projects are featured:

HLB’s The Equitable Building at 120 Broadway
L’Observatoire’s The Spur at the High Line
CBBLD’s Belvedere Castle in Central Park
Lumen Architecture’s Poster House
LOOP Lighting’s Claus Porto New York, which won an Award of Excellence at this year’s IESNYC Lumen Awards.

Reservations are required and can be made at OHNY.org starting October 8th at 11:00 am.