CHICAGO, Ill. - The International Association of Lighting Designers is now accepting entries for its 19th Annual International Lighting Design Awards to be announced at the IALD Awards Dinner and Presentation on June 4, 2002 in San Francisco, Calif., in conjunction with Lightfair International. The IALD Lighting Design Awards distinguishes lighting installations that display aesthetic achievement backed by technical expertise. The awards exemplify the integration of the architectural and lighting design process.

Anyone is eligible to enter a project for an award. The project must be a permanent interior or exterior architectural lighting design solution that was completed after June 1, 1999. Projects will be judged individually based on aesthetic achievement and technical merit in accordance with the designer's concepts and goals.

"We receive hundreds of submissions from all over the world representing all types and sizes of projects," according to Babu M. Shankar, IALD Awards Committee Chairman. "A big part of its appeal is that this isn't a competition. There aren't a minimum or maximum number of awards granted. Each project is judged on its own merits - not against other projects."

Entries must be received no later than Feb. 1, 2002. Judging will take place over two days by a jury of eight award-winning industry peers. The panel consists of five lighting design professionals who are members of the IALD and three design professionals from related disciplines. The awards are co-sponsored by Architectural Lighting magazine.

Entry information and specifications are available in care of the IALD Awards Program at the International Association of Lighting Designers, The Merchandise Mart, Suite 9-104, 200 World Trade Center, Chicago, Ill. 60654 or by calling (312) 527-3677.