The New York City Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) has opened submissions for its annual Lumen Awards. The submission deadline is Jan. 14, 2022.

The Lumen Awards were established in 1968 by IESNYC and developed to publicly recognize excellence, professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design with the following distinct award categories:

• Lumen Award of Excellence — The highest level of achievement for a permanent architectural application
• Lumen Award of Merit — Meritorious achievement for permanent architectural application
• Lumen Citation — Special recognition for a permanent or temporary lighting installation, technical detail, portion of a single project, or other work

Applicants can review submission guidelines here. For questions or additional information, email [email protected].

The Lumen Awards program is not associated with the IES Illumination Awards. If you are interested in submitting your project to the IES Illumination Awards, visit ies.org/ia.