Merrill Auditorium: Lighting a 1912 Civic Hall with a Kotzschmar Organ
A 1912 auditorium within Portland City Hall, home to the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ — one of the largest municipal organs in the world.
The Tulsa Zoo: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
In Mohawk Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, with indoor habitat buildings, mature grounds and event spaces.
The Brennan House: Who This Small Venue Suits
An 1868 Italianate townhouse on Fifth Street, preserved with original family furnishings and operating as a house museum. Intimate and genuinely untouched.
Rosalie Mansion: Reading the Light on a West-Facing Bluff
An 1820s brick mansion on the bluff above the Mississippi River at Natchez, with lawns facing the water.
The Holland Center: Building the Shot List in a Contemporary Concert Hall
Opened 2005 in downtown Omaha, a contemporary concert hall with a tall glazed lobby, timber-lined auditorium and a public plaza outside.
The ICA Boston: Harbour Light and How to Time It
A 2006 Diller Scofidio + Renfro building on the Seaport waterfront, cantilevered over the harbour with full-height glass and a grandstand facing the water.
The Old Courthouse: Reading the Light Under a Cast-Iron Dome
Built between 1828 and 1862 in Greek Revival style, with a cast-iron dome and painted rotunda, standing between downtown St. Louis and the Gateway Arch.
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium: The Technical Side of a Civic Theatre
A 1940 civic auditorium in downtown Asheville, part of the city's Art Deco civic complex, with a large stage, fixed seating and theatrical lighting.
The Presbytère: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
Begun 1791 on Jackson Square as the twin of the Cabildo, completed in the 1810s, now part of the Louisiana State Museum with arcaded galleries facing the square.
Portland Art Museum: Planning the Shot List
The oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest, founded 1892, with a Pietro Belluschi-designed building. Museum lighting is the challenge; the architecture is the reward.