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PROJECT lighting Left. Inspired by a scene from Midsummer Night's Dream, the Shakespeare Garden on the campus of Northwestern Univ. features Auroralight LED path lighting. Above. The Maglio LMG1-90 fixture is powered by a single, 2 1/2-W, high-performance LED. Its light output allows a designer to manage direction for a glare-free presentation with the use of its rotational glare shield and dimming capabilities. Below. The contemporary luminaire is manufactured from solid copper and brass. and offered in four finishes. Garden Comes To Life With Outdoor LEDs Path lighting from Auroralight brightens a century-old garden. W ith lighting design inspired by a scene den," said Claudia Lane, president of The Garden Club. With the help of Andy Siegel at Archibald & Meek, a from Midsummer Night's Dream, the "To create a magical scene at night, the lighting had to Chicago-based lighting representative, Hugh brought in Shakespeare Garden on the campus of create a glow, with pools of illumination playing against samples of Auroralight's Maglio LMG1- 90s for LED Northwestern Univ. (NU), Evanston, IL, features LED the mysterious shadows in the space. But during the day, pathlight use, and created mock ups that were also shared path lighting from Auroralight Inc., Carlsbad, CA. For the lighting had to be unobtrusive and harmonious with with the landscape architect, Hitchcock Design Group, the first time in the garden's century-old history, visitors the subtle palette of colors in our classic English garden. Naperville, IL. can enjoy it after dark. We are also a public space on the campus, so the lighting "We let the staff at Northwestern hold the fixtures in In 2015, The Garden Club of Evanston received a spe- had to be durable and not require 'babying.' We are very their hands so they could appreciate the quality in work- cial gift of $100,000 from NU in honor of the club's happy with the choice of the beautiful solid brass and manship and the beauty found in the use of solid copper 100th anniversary and the centennial of the garden's cre- copper Auroralight fixtures," she concluded. and brass," explained Hugh. "They loved the look of the ation in 1915. The garden was originally established to Peter Hugh of Hugh Lighting Design, Oak Park, IL, Maglio and when I talked about its outstanding perfor- commemorate the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's drew upon his theater background for the garden's light- mance, use of energy-saving LED technology, and the death in 1616. Now, 100 years later, NU's generous gift ing design. "I wanted to use lighting that was representa- lifetime warranty, they were completely on board with allowed the club to make significant improvements in the tive of the fairies coming out at night as seen in Midsum- our choice of Auroralight." garden as a multi-pronged project, including its first-ever mer Night's Dream," he said. "To make this vision a The Maglio LMG1-90 fixture is powered by a single, 2 lighting, a long-held goal. reality, I had to get the university to rethink what value 1/2-W, high-performance LED in 2,700, 3,000, or 4,500 K "From the moment we heard acclaimed Chicago light- fixtures are. Real value is seen in longevity, better perfor- (80 CRI). Its light output is profuse, yet allows the design- ing designer Peter Hugh's vision for the garden's lighting mance, and less maintenance over time versus the lowest er to manage direction for a glare-free presentation with plan, we knew we wanted that for the Shakespeare Gar- upfront cost," he explained. the use of its rotational glare shield and dimming capabilcommercialarchitecturemagazine.com OCTOBER 2016 COMMERCI A L A RCHI T EC T URE 37 http://www.commercialarchitecturemagazine.com

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