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Eligibility

  1. All Lighting Designers, Lighting Consultants, Architects, Interior Designers, and Industrial Designers, whose office(s) is located within the greater New York Metropolitan Area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut).  The submitted project(s) can be located anywhere in the world.
  2. All Lighting Designers, Lighting Consultants, Architects, Interior Designers, and Industrial Designers located outside of the Greater New York Metropolitan Area whose project(s) is located within the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut).
  3. All Lighting Manufactures doing business in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut). All products must be commercially available on or before 06/01/2024
  4. Projects can be located anywhere in the world for applicants from the Greater New York Metropolitan Area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) design community.
  5. All project entries must be actual and physically installed. completed within twenty-four months of the submission deadline.
  6. All project entries must be submitted in at least one of the categories identified for consideration in this year’s awards program.
  7. Individual projects may be entered in multiple categories but will only be selected as a winner in one category each award’s year.
  8. Each entry requires a separate entry fee.
  9. Projects that have previously won a Beacon Award will not be accepted unless submitted in a different category.
  10. All entries must meet the requirements of their submitted category regardless of size, budge, style or building type
  11. Submissions by Lighting Designers, Lighting Consultants, Architects, Interior Designers, Industrial Designers, and Manufactures servicing as jurors for the current year awards are ineligible.
  12. Project photos that have been digitally enhanced or that incorporate fill light that was not part of the original design scheme are not eligible.
  13. The DLFNY Beacon Awards committee reserves the right to determine the eligibility of all submissions

 

Submission Requirements

     Each submission must include:

               a)   Submitter’s contact information
               b)   Name Lighting Designer, Architect, Interior Designer, Industrial designer or manufacture responsible for the execution of the lighting or product design submitted.
               c)   Project name, location, and date of completion
               d)   Project Summary (100-word maximum):  Your summary should highlight the critical design, technical aspects, and innovations that make your design an example of                                excellence for the category submitted.  This summary and your project photos/videos will determine if your project moves forward to the final round.
               e)   Project Narrative (300-word maximum):  Your narrative must be keyed to each photograph/video submitted (Image1, Image2, etc.) and should expand upon the project                        summary and support the design context being shown in each image.
 

Image and Video Requirements

Number of Images: 8 maximum, 3 minimum
Image Resolution: 300 dpi minimum
Image File Size:  TBD once submission method is determined
 
NOTES:

  1. Projects will be disqualified if the location, designer’s name, or firm is visible in the image or video
  2. Products will be disqualified if the name of the product or manufacture is visible in the image or video
  3. Images that have are comprised of a drawing, image or other visual element arranged in a collage are allowed and are considered to be one image.
  4. A singular video counts as one image.
  5. Videos are only to be submitted to show a specific kinetic lighting effect or event.
  6. Videos with voice overs or music will be disqualified.
  7. Videos that are multiple images made into a slide show will be disqualified.
  8. ALL Photos and Videos must submit a release from the photographer/videographer and the project owner to enable the DLFNY use in promoting the winning projects on the DLFNY Website.

Submission Best Practices

       Successful submissions will deliver a compelling story describing why and how our design meets the category criteria and should be recognized as a Beacon. 

  1. Write from a judge’s perspective; how do you grab their attention and hold it?
  2. Narrow your focus; what are the one or two aspects of your design that elevate your project above the others?
  3. Be concise and impactful when describing your project’s winning attributes; every word should be purposeful in telling your story.
  4. Consider the technical challenges or other project goals that influenced your design and how you met or overcame them.
  5. Visuals are essential; make sure your images are hi-res and augment your story.
  6. Having more images than needed or ones with poor image quality can negatively impact the judge’s perception of your entry.
  7. Remember your written descriptions and images would work together to illustrate the merits of your design.
  8. Make sure your written descriptions are cued to your images, and every image has a corresponding text.
  9. Make sure all your lights are on in your project images, and daylighting is held to a minimum unless you submit a daylighting design solution.  Exterior lighting photos should be shot at or after sundown. 
  10. If your project has interior and exterior applications or is overly complex with the ability to fit into multiple categories, it would be best to create several submissions.