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Visual Terrain Receives IALD Award of Merit for Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Lighting Design


Van Nuys, CA — Visual Terrain, Inc. is pleased to announce that they were awarded an Award of Merit from the International Association of Lighting Designers for their design work on Morongo Casino Resort & Spa.


“We are very excited to have received this prestigious award from the IALD,” remarked Eileen Thomas, Project Manager and Associate Principal on the Morongo project.  “All the award winners were outstanding projects and to be in such good company is truly an honor.” 

In the casino, a custom pendant with integrated security camera was created to light the gaming tables


Reviewed by a panel of award-winning lighting designers and architects, the Morongo design was described by one judge as “crisp and sharp” and that the color composition is very simple with no unnecessary complexity.


With inspiration from the picturesque desert landscape, the lighting designers were charged with creating a nighttime oasis.  The project encompassed lighting the exterior façade and tower, casino and functional interiors, lobby, parking garage, hardscape and landscape.
Dramatic tower lighting was blended with a color palette from natural colors in sunset, sunrise and daylight to showcase the resort from over five miles away


”The IALD Awards Program represents the pinnacle of our professional recognition,” remarked Dawn Hollingsworth, Principal-in-charge of the project.  “We are grateful for the trust the architect, The Jerde Partnership, placed in us and I am very proud of every one on our team.  We also extend our gratitude to the many manufacturers and representatives who worked with us during this project,” added Hollingsworth.

Breeze Canopy in the slot machine area


Established in 1983 The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) co-sponsor of the IALD Lighting Design Awards with Professional Lighting Design magazine honoring lighting projects that display high aesthetic achievement backed by technical expertise.
Water gently flows down a beaded curtain framing the stunning pit bar

Recipients were presented the prestigious IALD recognition for their outstanding and innovative lighting solutions at the 22nd Annual IALD Awards presentation and IALD Education Trust Benefit Dinner held on April 13, 2005 in New York in conjunction with Lightfair International.

Additional Images of the pit bar in the gaming area

Gift Shop

Crescent walk through the gaming area


All photos by Tom Paiva
www.tompaiva.com
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