SEATTLE, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Mr. Zheng JianWei was presented with the Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design, Award of Excellence, at the Illuminating Engineering Society Annual Conference presentation of the 2009 IES Illumination Awards. Mr. Zheng addressed the audience of his lighting professional peers in the ceremony and became the first lighting designer from Mainland China to receive such a coveted award. This year there were over 500 submitted entries.

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The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America issues the Paul Waterbury Award for Outdoor Lighting Design, Award of Excellence, each year to the best project worldwide, as voted for by a committee of lighting professionals. As the IES is over a hundred years old, this award is the highest level of recognition in the professional field of lighting design. The project that the award was given for was the 7th Courtyard of Beijing Olympic Green Central District.

Mr. Zheng also won three Awards of Merit for three separate projects, the Beijing LAN Club interior lighting, the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) facade lighting, and the Beijing Han MeiLin Museum interior and outdoor lighting.

In his acceptance speech, Mr. Zheng expressed that he was honored to receive this recognition. He emphasized that the global interdependence of different countries, philosophies and cultures is the new way of life. Undoubtedly, design will exert interesting influences in this trend. Finally, he hopes that this award will initiate greater communication and mutual learning opportunities amongst lighting professionals worldwide.

    Mr. Zheng JianWei' profile

    Born in 1969 in Beijing, China.  Graduated from Tsinghua University

    Principal Lighting Designer of bLd Lighting Studio, Beijing Institute of
     Architectural Design (BIAD)

    Beijing Olympic Green Central District Lighting Planning and Design
     (Principal)
    Beijing & Shanghai LAN Club Lighting Design (Principal)
    National Stadium (Bird Nest) facade lighting Design (Consultant)
    National Convention Center Lighting Design (Consultant)
    Beijing Han MeiLin Museum Lighting Design (Principal)
    Cai Guo-Qiang "I want to believe" Beijing Exhibition (Consultant)

    Professional Lighting Design China Magazine Annual Readers Polling Awards
     -- The Most Popular Design 2008
    China Red Star Design Award -- 2008 Best of the Gold Prize
    Low Carbon Design Award 2008

    IES Illumination Award source: http://www.ies.org/programs/ia.cfm

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SOURCE Beijing Institute of Architectural Design

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