Over the past few months, we’ve used the Morlights blog to spotlight something we believe deeply: lighting design is not peripheral. It’s not an add-on. It’s fundamental.
We’ve shared perspectives on why lighting design must be recognized as a vital contributor to the built environment. We’ve explored how it intersects with wellness, climate, equity, community, and experience.
The AIA has long led the charge in advocating for design’s power to transform lives and strengthen society. Earlier this year, the organization convened an AEC Summit, and during its recent annual conference brought together voices across architecture, engineering, and construction to address urgent challenges with a spirit of collaboration. That matters, and we celebrate it.
We also see an opportunity to take that momentum further.
Let’s light up the table by ensuring lighting design is part of the conversation about inclusive, human-centered, and climate-responsive design. Lighting designers bring a unique blend of technical rigor and creative insight. We contribute not just to how buildings perform, but to how they feel, function, and support the people who use them.
Lighting directly aligns with many of the AIA’s core priorities:
These are goals we all share. Lighting design can help achieve them more fully.
Lighting design is an essential part of the broader, ongoing conversation towards creating better-performing, healthier places. Through our work, our Lighting Matters podcast, and our engagement with partners like the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), we are advocating for a more connected and complete design dialogue. One where every discipline has a seat at the table from the beginning.
Thoughtful design isn’t complete until all dimensions of experience are considered. Collaboration isn’t complete until all the perspectives that shape space are included.
We’re proud to represent lighting designers who are showing up, listening, and contributing. We’re ready to keep building relationships and continue creating better spaces together.