SESSION B2-d - Designing with color to enhance the landscape

There are many aspects to consider in regard to landscape lighting design. These aspects are not taught in design school and require landscape architects to teach themselves lighting. This often becomes secondary to the design process or more often than not left to others. This course will teach landscape architects the fundamentals of lighting design with kelvin temperature and color. We will discuss proper fixture placement, how to control and reduce glare, and black holes, and create a comfortable atmosphere for the nighttime user while incorporating natural colors of the landscape and highlighting with RGB.

Participants will:

  • Fundamentals of lighting with proper Kelvin Temperatures

  • Different levels of light output

  • how proper design placement and color can enhance the nighttime outdoor environment

Lecture style but designed for questions and attendee input. I will have physical samples of lights to show some options as well as the power point presentation.

Jason Shanabarger

I have a degree in Landscape Construction from The Ohio State University, and I have been in Horticulture for 37 years total with 24 years of that selling Landscape Lighting. I have worked for Unique Lighting Systems which is a division of The Toro Company for the past 8 years as a District Sales Manager covering the SE Coast region of The United States. We are approved as a LACES education provider, and we offer several lunch and learns for professional design hours.