Case Study:
Illuminating First Bank of the United States

Trained as an interior designer, Christina Spangler learned early in her career the importance of lighting in the built environment. With over 20 years of experience, Christina has designed lighting for hundreds of projects including unique boutique hotels, high-end residential with exquisite art collections, and LEED and WELL certified corporate office spaces. As Lighting Director at BEAM, Christina sets the firm’s process and style for lighting design. In recent years, she has consistently been awarded for her well-designed and inspiring projects. Heralding her extensive knowledge in lighting, Christina published the 4th edition of Lighting Design Basics, a textbook introducing lighting concepts and techniques to students and beginners in the industry.

Jason Bradshaw began his professional career in lighting with an internship at BEAM while studying architecture at Philadelphia University. His understanding of spatial quality and how people interact with the built environment is a driving factor in his lighting design work, to create inspiring spaces with light. He is a vital asset to BEAM; with his architectural understanding and creative ability, he understands a client’s needs to provide well-designed, illuminated spaces. Jason is an active part of the Philadelphia Section of IES as a Board Member and volunteer for events, which continues his growth and knowledge in the lighting industry.

John has designed lighting for permanent installations for over a decade, with a keen focus on interpreting the rich narrative of each experience via his chosen medium: light. Striving to create transportive environments in a variety of métiers, John employs theatrical and architectural lighting techniques combined with a deep understanding of underlying technologies and control systems. At Available Light, John has contributed to several high-profile projects ranging from the museum exhibits at La Nube in El Paso, Texas and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles to architectural works including the National Geographic Society Headquarters. He also worked on numerous interior and façade lighting projects for corporate clients nationwide. John received his MFA from CalArts, and is dedicated to the development of future generations of lighting designers – as is evidenced by his extra-curricular activities as adjunct faculty at both FIT and the NY School of Interior Design. He is also involved with the IESNYC, including a seat on the Board of Managers and volunteering for the Student Lighting Competition Committee, of which he was previously a Co-Chair. He strives to find the perfect way to deploy light as a narrative element in every project; for John, every space – experiential, traditional, or somewhere in between – has a story to tell.