NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, announces the appointment of Lilian Rodriguez Fu as the National Lighting Design practice leader.
“Lighting is one of the most visible components of a building and can create an indelible first impression on visitors, and a comfortable workplace experience for occupants,” said Herbert Els, WSP senior vice president and director of specialty services. “Lilian is a proven leader in lighting design, with a deep understanding of what it takes to create awe-inspiring, sustainable lighting solutions.”
In her new role as national practice leader, Fu’s areas of focus will include leveraging the firm’s diverse experience and lighting design expertise to support all WSP business sectors, growing the team and expanding its award-winning design portfolio, supporting the team’s professional development and deepening the integration with other specialty disciplines to arrive at meaningful and sustainable solutions.
Since joining WSP in 2015, Fu has led the San Francisco-based lighting studio, serving as an award-winning senior lighting design associate and as a vice president. She is a graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering, illumination emphasis.
Throughout a career spanning more than 25 years, Fu has received multiple recognitions for her work in lighting design, including Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Awards for the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, California; Pasadena City Hall Historic Renovation; Bechtel Residences at Caltech in Pasadena, California; the W Hotel and Condominiums in Austin, Texas; and the National Audio Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, to name a few.
The WSP lighting studio brings to each project a design that enhances the experiential quality of lighting in the built environment, balanced by its functionality, for a seamless integration of lighting into the architectural context. Building on collaboration as essential to success, WSP lighting works closely with clients to provide quality design, technical expertise and creative solutions for every project type, size, budget and schedule.
Recent WSP lighting design projects include:
- Bechtel Residences, a LEED Platinum certified college dormitory;
- 14th@Irving, an energy-efficient, 240,000-square-foot smart office complex for the tech industry;
- The Edition Hotel, a new hotel in West Hollywood;
- The Spheres at Amazon in the Regrade, providing lighting design to support the Seattle building’s mini rainforest biosphere; and
- Victoria Ward, Ae’O, a 40-story residential tower in Hawaii;
- Gensler Denver, a new 23,000-square-foot office building for the architecture firm’s Denver office; and
- Allegiant Stadium, the new home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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