--- title: Morlights Blog (2) description: Morlights lighting design, controls design blog (2) --- [![logo](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/logo.png?width=194&height=150&name=logo.png "logo")](https://morlights.com/) [![Morlights_logo](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo/Morlights_logo.png?width=676&height=524&name=Morlights_logo.png "Morlights_logo")](https://morlights.com/) ## Morlights Blog [![We’re Designers, Not Decorators: Lighting as a Core Creative Practice](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Adobe%20Express%20-%20file.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Adobe%20Express%20-%20file.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/were-designers-not-decorators-lighting-as-a-core-creative-practice) ##### [We’re Designers, Not Decorators: Lighting as a Core Creative Practice](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/were-designers-not-decorators-lighting-as-a-core-creative-practice) Lighting designers walk a fine line. On one hand, we are technicians. We calibrate design with... 1 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 23 June 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/were-designers-not-decorators-lighting-as-a-core-creative-practice) [![Carrying the Current: Lighting Restoration at Mies van der Rohe's U.S. Post Office Loop Station](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/post_office_1_18651426858_o_with_bgc.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=post_office_1_18651426858_o_with_bgc.png)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/carrying-the-current-lighting-restoration-at-mies-van-der-rohes-u.s.-post-office-loop-station) [Architecture](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/tag/architecture) [Lighting](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/tag/lighting) ##### [Carrying the Current: Lighting Restoration at Mies van der Rohe's U.S. Post Office Loop Station](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/carrying-the-current-lighting-restoration-at-mies-van-der-rohes-u.s.-post-office-loop-station) In 2010, Morlights was brought into a GSA-led renovation at the U.S. Post Office Loop Station, part... 3 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 17 June 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/carrying-the-current-lighting-restoration-at-mies-van-der-rohes-u.s.-post-office-loop-station) [![Beyond the Line Item: Lighting Design Is Not a “Free Service”](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/2024%20Light%20%26%20Building-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=2024%20Light%20&%20Building-1.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/beyond-the-line-item-lighting-design-is-not-a-free-service) ##### [Beyond the Line Item: Lighting Design Is Not a “Free Service”](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/beyond-the-line-item-lighting-design-is-not-a-free-service) If the first step is being in the room, the second is being understood. Lighting design is too... 2 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 28 May 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/beyond-the-line-item-lighting-design-is-not-a-free-service) [![The Missing Pillar: We Need to Talk About Lighting Design](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/7725-7D_26958920133_o_copy_cropped.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=7725-7D_26958920133_o_copy_cropped.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/the-missing-pillar-we-need-to-talk-about-lighting-design) ##### [The Missing Pillar: We Need to Talk About Lighting Design](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/the-missing-pillar-we-need-to-talk-about-lighting-design) In February 2025, the American Institute of Architects hosted its [first-ever AEC Summit,](https://www.aia.org/about-aia/press/aia-hosts-first-annual-aec-summit-strengthen-industry-collaboration) convening... 1 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 13 May 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/the-missing-pillar-we-need-to-talk-about-lighting-design) [![Spelman's New Center for Innovation & the Arts Opens Its Doors and Minds](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/3.%20Spelman__20250211_182720-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=3.%20Spelman__20250211_182720-1.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/from-concept-to-reality-at-spelman-college) ##### [Spelman's New Center for Innovation & the Arts Opens Its Doors and Minds](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/from-concept-to-reality-at-spelman-college) The ribbon’s been cut and the lights are on. Spelman College’s Mary Schmidt Campbell Center for... 1 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 8 May 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/from-concept-to-reality-at-spelman-college) [![City of Light: The History of Lighting in Los Angeles](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1928_with_bgc_1_cropped.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=1928_with_bgc_1_cropped.png)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-los-angeles) ##### [City of Light: The History of Lighting in Los Angeles](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-los-angeles) *In celebration of Morlights attending the **[2025 American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Meeting & Musuem...](https://annualmeeting.aam-us.org/)*** 4 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 30 April 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-los-angeles) [![Did You Know? Shining Light on History: America's First Electric Streetlights](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Brush-Light-Clevland_Page_06-scaled-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Brush-Light-Clevland_Page_06-scaled-1.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/did-you-know-shining-light-on-history-americas-first-electric-streetlights) ##### [Did You Know? Shining Light on History: America's First Electric Streetlights](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/did-you-know-shining-light-on-history-americas-first-electric-streetlights) Lighting is ubiquitous. But it wasn't always that way. Did you know that the first town in America... 1 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 21 March 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/did-you-know-shining-light-on-history-americas-first-electric-streetlights) [![City of Light: The History of Lighting in St. Louis](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXcshS9ot4uNUBG1m0DBTUcDLMD4yuRMtTRNUUEYOJs-MDd0tl_56xbPXEQlTQsE_WIyRBUOHcbDzQ33igeOUs9eXfCM_DcfCRlB5-rGlzG2pU64-YT9U9nbUO5GI6vZ1VBSBszjgw?key=koYqJDzPvMxXbZNNnloBkGox)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-st.-louis) ##### [City of Light: The History of Lighting in St. Louis](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-st.-louis) **On the occasion of Morlights heading to St. Louis for the 2025 Building Museums Symposium, we're...** 2 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 4 March 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/city-of-light-the-history-of-lighting-in-st.-louis) [![Exploring Kansas City: Museums, Breweries, and a Lighting Perspective](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/11744472746_e14e796bd6_b.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=11744472746_e14e796bd6_b.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/exploring-kansas-city-museums-breweries-and-a-lighting-perspective) ##### [Exploring Kansas City: Museums, Breweries, and a Lighting Perspective](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/exploring-kansas-city-museums-breweries-and-a-lighting-perspective) *Morlights CEO, Avraham "Avi" Mor, recently visited Kansas City and took in its sights. The below...* 3 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 24 February 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/exploring-kansas-city-museums-breweries-and-a-lighting-perspective) [![Morlights on the Cover: The Elizabeth Featured in LM&M Magazine](https://blog.morlights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled-1.jpg?width=400&upsize=true&name=Untitled-1.jpg)](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/morlights-cover-elizabeth) [Architecture](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/tag/architecture) [Lighting](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/tag/lighting) [Live](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/tag/live) ##### [Morlights on the Cover: The Elizabeth Featured in LM&M Magazine](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/morlights-cover-elizabeth) #### Illuminating the Elizabeth We are thrilled to share that Morlights has been featured on the cover... 2 minute read [Admin](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/author/admin) 13 February 2025 [Read More](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/morlights-cover-elizabeth) [1](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog) [2](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/page/2) [3](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/page/3) [4](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/page/4) [5](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog/page/5) MORLIGHTS +1.312.288.8777 [info@morlights.com](mailto:info@morlights.com)   [About Morligts](https://www.morlights.com/about) [Our Team](https://www.morlights.com/about/people) [Our Process](https://www.morlights.com/about/our-process) [Our Culture](https://www.morlights.com/about/culture) [Portfolio](https://www.morlights.com/portfolio) [Awards](https://www.morlights.com/about/awards) [Contact](https://www.morlights.com/about/contact) [Blog](https://blog.morlights.com/morlights-blog) ![back-to-top](https://f.hubspotusercontent00.net/hubfs/7712601/back-to-top.png) © 1999-2026 Morlights | All rights reserved. Lighting Matters® is a registered trademark of Morlights, LLC.