
Why does the profession that shapes how humans experience every built space they occupy still have no regulatory recognition — anywhere in the world?Dawn Brown, CLD, Design IALD, Lighting Designer at Ontario Aesthetic Lighting Design (OALD), joins Avi and Lisa for a direct look at the future of the profession. The conversation covers the persistent divide between interior designers and lighting designers, Dawn's proposal to regulate lighting design in Ontario, and the science case for circadian and wellness lighting. "If we know there's something we can do to prevent harm, why not just do it?" Engineering addresses the conscious mind. Lighting design influences the subconscious. That distinction, Dawn argues, is why professional recognition is long overdue. In This Episode: (00:00) Dawn Brown's path from architecture to lighting design (09:05) Interior designers and the lighting design disconnect (14:29) Engineering serves the conscious mind, design serves the subconscious (20:4...
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