User:George Sexton

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[edit] Career Section/Bio Combination Section

George S. Sexton III I.E.S., I.A.L.D, established George Sexton Associates in 1980, 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 Museum Specialist for the National Gallery of Art, as acting Director for the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in England, and he served 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.

George Sexton Associates (GSA) maintains an office in England to provide design services for international projects, and in 2002, the firm added representation in New York City.

[edit] Projects of Note

Projects of note include:

  • Museum of Modern Art in New York City
  • Hearst Tower in New York City
  • Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
  • Herz Jesu Kirche, a church in Munich, Germany
  • Louis Vuitton stores worldwide
  • Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
  • Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
  • Denver Art Museum
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, DC
  • Parliament Houses in Canberra, Australia

[edit] Awards

National Association of Realtors Headquarters, Washington DC
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 DC
International Illumination Design Awards – Waterbury Capital Section Award, 2005


Louis Vuitton—Roppongi Hills, Japan
GE Edison Award of Merit, 2004


Cleveland Museum of Art Building Restoration, Cleveland OH
Cleveland Restoration Society and Preservation Resource Center of Northeastern Ohio - Technical Achievement in Preservation Award (in collaboration with Vitetta), 2003


Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Fort Worth TX
IIDA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award of Excellence, 2003
IALD International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit, 2003
IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2003
IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award of Merit – International Level, 2003


Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee WI
GE Edison Award of Excellence, 2003
IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2002


Herz Jesu Kirche (Heart of Jesus Church), Munich Germany
IIDA Award of Excellence, 2002
IIDA Capitol Section Illumination Design Award, 2002
IALD International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit, 2001


Denver Art Museum, Denver CO
IESNA International Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1999


Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum—McIntire Room, Wilmington DE
IESNA Capital Section Illumination Design Award, 1998
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