Mark Major (lighting designer)

Mark Major is a British lighting designer and architect. He is the co-founder of Speirs and Major Associates, a lighting design studio.[1][2]

Career

Major is an architect by training.[1] Having previously worked with lighting designer Jonathan Speirs at Lighting Design Partnership in Edinburgh, the pair established their own lighting design studio Speirs and Major Associates in 1993.[3] In 2010, the studio was rebranded Speirs + Major,[4] and in 2020 as SPEIRS MAJOR.[5]

Major was Lighting Design Advisor to the Olympic Delivery Authority for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012.[6] He became Master for the Faculty for the Royal Designers for Industry in November 2019.[7]

Major's notable lighting projects include the Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London, UK (1999),[8] Terminal 5, Heathrow, London, UK (2008),[9] Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China (2008),[1] and the interior of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, UK (2006).[8][10] He is active in the field of urban design and light masterplanning[11] and produced the Lighting Vision for the City of London, UK in 2018.[12]

Awards and honours

In 2012, Major was named a Royal Designer for Industry for his "innovative use of light to create public space".[13] He received the 'Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Design' award at the FX Awards in 2015.[14]

Major is a Fellow of the International Association of Lighting Designers.[15]

References
  1. "Lighting designer Mark Major sees a bright future". Design Week. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  2. "Building with Light". Metropolis. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  3. Glancey, Jonathan (2012-06-29). "Jonathan Speirs obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  4. "Keith Bradshaw". MONDO ARC. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  5. Waring, Matt. "Speirs + Major announce new name, brand identity and website | arc". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  6. "Lighting design | Beyond 2012". Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  7. RSA. "'Don't Forget the Magic' - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  8. Kennett, Stephen (January 2006). "Setting the World Alight". Building magazine.
  9. "The T5 completion". International Airport Review. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  10. Lee, Dave (2013-03-15). "'Revolutionising' how we light our lives". Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  11. "The dream team - Issue 65 - Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  12. "City of London Lighting Strategy, 2018" (PDF).
  13. "Current Royal Designers - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  14. "FX Awards 2015: The winners - DesignCurial". www.designcurial.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  15. "IALD List of Fellows". International Association of Lighting Designers.
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