Jason Livingston

Jason Livingston is the principal of Studio T+L, LLC a lighting design and theatre consulting firm based in New York City. For the first two decades of his career he was a theatrical lighting designer before transitioning to architectural lighting design and theatre consulting.  As an architectural lighting designer his projects have included residences, high end retail, corporate offices, restaurants, places of worship and theatres.  He has been awarded the IES Illumination Award of Merit, a  Lumen Award by the New York Section of the IES, and an International Illumination Design Award by the IESNA. Jason’s work has been profiled in Lighting Design + Application, Lighting & Sound America, Architectural SSL, and Design Bureau magazines. Jason has taught theatrical and architectural lighting design in New York City since 1993.  He currently teaches architectural lighting design at Parsons The New School For Design and Pratt Institute. In the classroom his emphasis is on light as a design medium that supports the architectural and interior designs, creates an appropriate environment, and affects users’ perception of a space.   He has also taught theatre lighting design at New York University and architectural lighting design at Fashion Institute of Technology. Jason is a member of the IES Color Committee, and is co-author of Design Guide 1 –  Color and Illumination (IES, 2014).  He holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from University of Miami and an MFA in Theatre Lighting Design from New York University.  He is a member of Illuminating Engineering Society, International Association of Lighting Designers, and United Scenic Artists Local 829.