GEORGE SEXTON ASSOCIATES, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Lighting Design Firm	GEORGE SEXTON ASSOCIATES
People	George S. Sexton III
Address	2121 Wisconsin Avenue NW Suite 220
	Washington, District of Columbia, 20007 USA
Telephone	(202) 337-1903
Fax	(202) 337-0047
Email	gsadc@gsadc.com
Web Site	http://www.gsadc.com

1 Services
- 1.1 Museum-Related Services
- 1.2 Lighting Design-Related Services
2 Projects
3 About George Sexton Associates
4 George Sexton at Wikipedia
5 Awards
6 External Links

[edit] Services

[edit] Museum-Related Services

George Sexton Associates (GSA) has provided the museum community with a wide range of museum services, based on the
firm's knowledge of the following museum concerns:

Control of environment for works of art in terms of relative humidity and temperature
Access to works of art on display by professional staff
Security for works of art on display
Control of light quantity and quality for the illumination of works of art on display
Use of proper materials for the fabrication of museum quality exhibition systems</ul>

GSA has worked with many of the major museums in the United States as well as museums at the international level to
provide services based on technologically advanced museum products and techniques as widely and currently accepted by
the global museum community. These services include:

Museum facilities functional planning, programming, and project cost estimation
Museum exhibition design
Museum lighting design
Museum accessibility issues
Design in support of museum educational programs

[edit] Lighting Design-Related Services

GSA has provided lighting design services not only to the museum community, but to municipal and commercial projects
in the United States and abroad.

Natural/ daylight control design
Natural and artificial lighting analysis, design, and technical back-up provided through computer modeling software
Preparation of natural and artificial lighting site surveys and reports
Daylight analysis and lighting design through scale daylight models
Provision of natural and artificial lighting design services to include conceptual development and approach, design

development, cost estimation, construction documentation, bidding process, shop drawing review, construction administration,
and on-site co-ordination

Value engineering
Design of custom light fixtures
Final focus of artificial lighting systems

[edit] Projects

[edit] About George Sexton Associates

George Sexton Associates (GSA) has developed an extensive portfolio of involvement with complex lighting design projects, including museums and galleries, landscapes and parts, capitol buildings, opera houses, hospitals, office buildings, rapid transit systems, sports arenas, outdoor sculpture, churches and public plazas. Examples of smaller projects include private art collections, residences and specific portions of larger projects such as public areas and conference rooms.

The staff at GSA is comprised of professionals with a wide variety of complementary skills which we believe improves our ability to respond to the diverse needs of lighting design projects, design teams and our clients. Creative collaboration between the client's team and GSA, from the early stages of a projects through to completion, enhances our ability to assist with the development of effective design solutions. In each project, GSA strives to integrate architectural, aesthetic and functional considerations, with the technical, budget and schedule requirements of our clients.

GSA is structured to handle all phases of a project from inception to completion, by consulting with architects, designers and engineers on the conceptual implications of light and identifying the critical issues involved. GSA offers detailed follow-through, including value-engineering, review of shop drawings, coordination, field observation, and on-site focusing to ensure that the lighting concepts are optimally achieved. Our method of team working is well suited for projects of varying size and complexity and the organizational structure of each project is determined by the requirements of the project itself.

GSA's main office is located in Washington DC. Offices are maintained in New York City and in Norwich, England, to provide time-sensitive and responsive design services for clients and projects in the Americas, Europe and across the globe.

George S. Sexton III I.E.S., I.A.L.D., established George Sexton Associates, an office dedicated to providing consulting services in the areas of lighting design, and museum design and planning services. Prior to forming his own firm in 1980, he worked as a lighting designer for Claude Engle, as a museum specialist for the National Gallery of Art, as Acting Director for the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in England, and as Chief Exhibitions Designer and Head of Design with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. George Sexton lectures widely on lighting and exhibition design. He is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, the International Association of Lighting Designers and the American Institute of Architects.

[edit] George Sexton at Wikipedia

George Sexton

See a related page at Wikipedia for additional information.

[edit] Awards

Baltimore Basilica, Baltimore, Maryland

AIA Institute Honor Awards for Architecture (for our collaboration with John G. Waite Associates, Architects), 2009

Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

IIDA Waterbury Illumination Design Award, 2008

Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, District of Columbia

IIDA Guth Illumination Design Award, 2008

National Association of Realtors Headquarters, Washington, District of Columbia

U.S. Green Building Council LEED Award, Silver Rating, 2005*
Citation for Sustainable Design Award – Committee on the Environment Boston Society of Architects/AIA and Committee on the Environment of the AIA New York Chapter (in collaboration with Gund Partnership), 2004

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington District of Columbia