Linnaea Tillett, PhD, IESNA
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- 1983-present
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Linnaea Tillett Lighting Design Inc., Principal.
Clients include: The Battery Conservancy; New York City Department of Transportation, Parks Department, Housing Authority and Percent for Arts Program; Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation; City of Toledo; City of Stamford Parks Department; City of Grand Rapids Parks Department; Neptune Foundation; Canadian Center for Architecture; First Presbyterian Church of New York; Society of Friends; The Snow Show; and numerous private clients.
Collaborations with Maya Lin include Ecliptic/Rosa Parks Circle, Children’s Defense Fund Chapel, and Greyston Bakery. Collaborations also with Beyer Blinder Belle, Quennell Rothschild & Partners, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Olin Studio, Cooper Robertson & Partners, Kiki Smith and Lebbeus Woods.
University Master Planning: Princeton University; Columbia University; Trinity College; and Barnard College.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 1992-present
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Parsons the New School for Design, Faculty, Masters in Lighting Design Program.
- 2009
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Yale University, School of Architecture, Guest Lecturer and Guest Crit.
- 2009
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University of Manitoba, Department of Landscape Architecture, Guest Lecturer.
- 2006
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Columbia University , Adjunct Professor.
EDUCATION
- 1999
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Ph.D. Environmental Psychology. Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York.
- 1995
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MA. Environmental Psychology. Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York.
- 1976
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BA. Philosophy. University College London.
LECTURE ENGAGEMENTS
- 2009
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Orensanz Summer Museum: Conversations at the Island I; Matter/Light.
- 2009
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Modern House Day Symposium: Modernism Moves Forward; Under Light.
- 2009
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Asia Society: Mumbai, India; Under Light: the Psychology, Aesthetics and Sustainability of Luminous Space.
- 2009
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AEC World Expo, 361˚ Conference, Mumbai, India; Lighting & Urban Initiatives.
- 2008
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Fête des Lumières of Lyon; The Emotional City.
- 2008
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The Architectural League of New York; New York Designs 2008: Threshold.
- 2008
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The Feltman Lecture Series; City Night: Altered States.
- 2007
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The Battery Bosque; Recapturing Nature’s Abundance.
- 2007
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The Architectural League of New York; Visual Processes and Architectural Environments.
- 2006
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Canadian Center for Architecture; Urban Fear: What’s Light Got to Do with It.
- 2006
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Museum of the City of New York; Urban Fear.
- 2006
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Columbia University ; Waterfront: Edge or Surface?
- 2004
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European Lighting Design Association Winterthur Workshop, Presenter and Workshop Leader, Revitalisation of Industrial Sites and Lighting Design + Sustainability.
- 2003
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IFMA’s World Workplace with Facilities America 2003, Presenter, Lighting and Conservation.
- 1999
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Parsons the New School for Design; Lighting the Landscape.
- 1998
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National Pedestrian Conference; Lighting for Aesthetics and Safety—Achieving a Walkable Community.
- 1997
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Institute of Traffic Engineers Conference. Transportation and Sustainable Communities.
- 1997
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New Jersey Transportation Conference. TransAction.
- 1997
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National Pedestrian Conference.
AWARDS
- 2009
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Building Brooklyn Award, Landscape and Open Space; “This Way,” New York, NY.
- 2009
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Lumen Citation for Art Installation in a Public Space 2009, Illuminating Engineering Society; “This Way,” Brooklyn, NY.
- 2009
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Design Award; Wayfinding; Society of Environmental Graphic Design; “This Way,” New York, NY.
- 2006
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Excellence on the Waterfront Top Honor Award, Waterfront Center; The Battery Bosque, New York, NY.
- 2005
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Lumen Citation and Regional Award, Illuminating Engineering Society; Icepool, Lapland, Finland.
- 2005
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Special Citation for an Urban Element, Boston Society of Architects, AIA; Financial District Streetscape, New York , NY
- 2005
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Citation for Design, Boston Society of Architects, AIA; School of the Holy Child Library, New York , NY
- 2003
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Lumen Citation; Ecliptic/Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids, Michigan.