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congratulations to hospitality design award winners Luxury Hotel Winner: Lodge at Turning Stone, Verona, New York Submitting Firm: BBG/BBGM, New York City Client: Oneida Indian Nation Mid-range Hotel Winner: Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica Hotel, Santa Monica, California Submitting Firm: KOR Hotel Group, Los Angeles Client: Sheraton Hotels & Resorts Casual Restaurant Winner: Fluff Bakery, New York City Submitting Firm: Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis, New York City Client: Chow Down Management Inc. Hospitality Debut Winner: Juan Valdez Flagship Café, New York City Submitting Firm: Hariri & Hariri Architecture, New York City Client: The National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia Resort Design Winner: Calistoga Ranch-An Auberge Resort, Calistoga, California Submitting Firm: SB Architects, San Francisco Client: Olympus Calistoga LLC Collaboration between Architect and Interior Designer Winner: MGM Grand Monorail Connector, Las Vegas Submitting Firm: Avery Brooks & Associates (ABA) and Youngblood Wucherer Sparer, both in Las Vegas Spa (hotel or day) Winner: Bathhouse, Las Vegas Submitting Firm: Richardson Sadeki, New York City Client: Mandalay Bay Resort Student Project Winner: Para(Mount), Puerto Rico Submitting Student: Michael Ramirez School: College of Architecture, University of Puerto Rico. Nightclub, Bar, or Lounge Winner: Odea, New York City Submitting Firm: AvroKO, New York City Client: Robert Ianniello Fine Dining Restaurant Winner: Maimon, Ebisu, Tokyo Submitting Firm: Yabu Pushelberg, New Photo courtesy of Cheryl Rowley Design/ David Phelps Photographer York City Client: Food Scope, Inc. Creative Innovation: Hotel Q, Knesebeckstrasse, Berlin Submitting Firm: Graft LLC, Los Angeles and Berlin Owner: Wanzl & Co. Vacation Ownership Property Winner: Cabana, Miami Beach Submitting Firm: DADA, North Miami, Florida Client: BSG Development Corporation Ojai Valley Inn & Spa Green Design Winner: Nusta Spa, Washington, D.C. Submitting Firm: Envision Design, PLLC, Washington, D.C. Client: Elizabeth Snowdon Bathroom Design: Agave Restaurant, Las Vegas Submitting Firms: Craig A. Hardman, Architect, Scannell Interiors and Innovative Design, all in Seattle Client: Corrigan Investments 770 Broadway Hospitality Design New York New York 10003 letters to the editor This letter is in response to the article entitled “Why should I Hire a Lighting Designer” page 9 of the June 2005 issue. I’m sadly disappointed in the NEWH Magazine for publishing an article discrediting lighting reps. I cannot believe I have to defend my profession to an organization I support. Like any good representative, Lighting Reps carry numerous lines to satisfy the needs of their clients and projects. Their clients not only include the Architect and Interior Designer – but the Lighting Designer … who do you think supplies the updated lighting technology information to lighting designers? The Lighting Representative has many responsibilities to their client … which have not been mentioned by the Lighting Designer. Reps are involved throughout the duration of a project. We meet with the client/designer to help achieve their specified goals. Our involvement extends behind the scenes including: shipping, distributors, warranties, budgets, electri- cal codes, installation, damaged parts, contractors, meeting inspection requirements for local city and counties, and other project support. Lighting Designers contribute to lighting specifications to achieve their client’s objectives of lighting and budget. Lighting is subjective. There are several ways to light a space. Suzanne Fones, NEWH/Virginia Helfrich Lighting Agency, Inc. Dear Editor, With regard to the latest issue of the NEWH Magazine, in which there is an article submitted by a noted lighting designer, I have some comments to make regarding their suggestion that lighting reps serve only to offer specialty lighting design for clients that will support their own lighting lines and pad their pockets. As a seasoned lighting rep and an electrical engineer, I find that there are two sides to the design requirement; the lighting designer who is needed to pro- vide the proper illumination for the space, and the lighting rep that provides design assistance to designer/specifier. The lighting designer’s main focus is to know the trends, the codes, and the requirements for lighting a space. The lighting rep typically focuses on helping to provide suggestions that help the designer find the special lighting fixture that fits their design, budget, and function. The inference in this article suggests that lighting reps do not know their business, offer whatever it takes to close a sale, and have no interest in the final result. This is simply not true. While I appreciate receiving educational information through the NEWH Magazine, and look forward to reading your articles, I suggest that when you present a narrowly focused opinion, you either identify it as such or expand your articles to include divergent opinions. Herb Adcock, NEWH/Atlanta Adcock Associates, Inc. 35

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NEWH - July 2005

NEWH - July 2005
Letter From the President
Upfront
Contents
Hospitality News
Learning From the Leaders
NEWH Announces New Corporate Partners
Protecting Paradise
Who’s Leading Whom?
Eye on the Triple Bottom Line
NEWH Welcomes New Corporate Partner – Signature Hospitality Carpet
Hotec – La Costa, California, June 2-5, 2005
2005 ARDA Awards Recipients
Education and Scholarship
Coming Events
Hospitality Design Award Winners
Letters to the Editor
Contributors
InformeDesign

NEWH - July 2005