Jason Livingston, LC, IES, IALD

As Principal, Jason establishes the direction for the overall planning and design of Studio T+L’s projects and remains intimately involved throughout the design and construction process. His expertise is in two fields: Lighting Design and Theatre Planning. As a theatre consultant, Jason has designed and managed projects from 99-seat black box theatres to 4,000-seat municipal theatres and everything in between. As an architectural lighting designer, his portfolio includes high-end retail to university libraries, and commercial offices to performing arts centers. His work has garnered awards from the Illuminating Engineering Society and project profiles in Lighting Design + Application, Lighting Sound America, Design Bureau, and Architectural SSL.

Jason is the author of Designing With Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, 2nd Edition (Wiley, 2021). He is Co-Chair of the IES Color Committee and is a co-author of Lighting Science 5 - Color (IES, 2020) and Design Guide 1 - Color and Illumination (IES, 2017). He is also a speaker with Lighting Agora. In addition, Jason has been teaching architectural and theatrical lighting design in New York City since 1993. He is currently on the faculty of New York School of Interior Design, New York University, and Pratt Institute. More on Jason's philosophy of lighting design is in this Masters of Light article.

Jason holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from University of Miami and an MFA in Lighting Design from New York University. He is a member of Illuminating Engineering Society, International Association of Lighting Designers, and United States Institute for Theatre Technology. He is Lighting Certified by the NCQLP.