The San Francisco Section of the Illuminating Engineering Society is proud to host an evening of illustrious designers presenting on the intangible essence of daylight; examining its symbolic, imaginary, and surreal qualities and how these qualities influence their work.
Presentations will be in Pecha Kucha format, 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide. Drawing from several design professions, we hope to share how this theme has touched on their work and their personal development as designers.
Our venue is the beautiful Center for Architecture + Design in the landmark Hallidie Building, downtown San Francisco.
Designers presenting:
- Mark Cavagnero, Founder & Principal, Mark Cavagnero Associates, Architects
Mark’s projects have been widely published, locally, nationally and internationally and have received many prestigious awards. Mark is currently serving on the Board of Trustees of the UC Berkeley International House. He has served UC Berkeley’s School of Architecture as a distinguished Howard Friedman Professor and as a member of the Chancellor’s Curriculum Committee. - Kwamina Monney, Associate, Herzog & deMeuron, Architects
Kwamina has been with the internationally renowned firm Herzog & deMeuron for over 13 years. He is currently working on the NHPH Hellen Diller Medical Center project for UCSF in San Francisco. Previous project experience includes work in Basel, Hong Kong and London on the M+ Museum, Royal College of Art, Tate Modern and Switch House. - Rayna DeNiord, Principal, CMG Landscape Architecture
Rayna, a Principal at CMG with 23 years of experience, designs landscapes that are both beautiful and resilient, supporting life for all beings. She sees time as a design partner, recognizing how seasonal shifts and materiality shape a place’s character – especially in a changing climate.
- David Fletcher, Principal, David Fletcher Studio, Landscape Architecture & Urban design
David is the founder of Fletcher Studio, an innovative and award-winning collaborative practice based in San Francisco. The firm provides comprehensive professional services in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Environmental Planning. The firm is committed to a collaborative and contextual approach to spatial design practice and to the planning of unique and sustainable landscapes, urban spaces, and living infrastructures. Design and planning solutions come from the interaction with the many people, processes, histories, policies, economies and ecologies that are specific to a place.
- Scott Summit, Founder, Ethereal Matter, Inventor, Designer, Entrepreneur, Educator.
Scott explores the intersection between the body, human needs, technology and the impact of design on un-designed products. Scott looks for opportunities afforded by new technology to rethink medicine, innovation, space travel, business models, and its potential for improvements in quality of life on a grander scale. Scott has garnered many Honors including Chicago Athenaeum Awards in 2002 & 2003.
- Nadine Beers, Design Director, Gensler, Interior Design
Nadine is currently a Design Director in Gensler’s San Francisco office and was previously the Northwest Practice leader for Consumer Goods Workplace and formerly with Gensler’s team in New York, NY.
- Linda Sanford, Senior Lighting Program Coordinator, Pacific Energy Center
Linda was a researcher in energy and environmental policy in the Carter administration studying “smart” design and architecture adapted to local conditions. She entered an architecture program and spent more than a year on a desert research campus, working on modeling buildings for optimal design. She now manages classes at PG&E’s Energy Centers and is past President of IES, San Francisco.
- Jody Pritchard, Founder & Principal, Pritchard Peck Lighting Design
Jody is the co-founder with Kristin Peck of her eponymous firm founded in 2011. She is recognized for her deep subject-matter expertise on a wide range of project types. Her work has received international awards and has been featured in publications worldwide.
- Claudio Ramos, Director, Electrolight
Claudio Ramos is a distinguished lighting designer with over 35 years of expertise to the field of architectural lighting design. In 2024, Claudio was inducted into the IALD College of Fellows, recognizing his more than 20 years of dedicated membership and contributions to the industry.
Event Details:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Event: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Presentations begin at 7:00pm
Hors d’oeuvres by La Fromagerie
Beer, wine and soft drinks will be served.
Registration must be made in advance, first-come, first-served. If it fills up, you will be put on a waitlist. Tickets are not refundable.
Message to those who register, but are unable to attend: please let Jeremy Steinmeier (Jeremy.steinmeier@cal.lighting) know if you can’t make it so we can let wait-listed guests attend.
