In pursuit of transparency, architects use a lot of glass. But, rather than clarity, the result can be glare and reflection. This is what the lighting designers at New York–based One Lux Studio (OLS) wanted to avoid in the lobby of 320 South Canal Street, a 51-story office tower designed by Goettsch Partners for a West Loop site just south of Chicago’s Union Station.
OLS partner Stephen Margulies and architect James Goettsch, chairman and co-design director of his eponymous Chicago-based firm, have collaborated on 20 projects since they first worked together, more than 40 years ago. “We understand each other,” says Margulies. “Jim always wants the lighting to build on the architectural design and never the reverse.”
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