Paul Gregory (born October 26, 1952) is an American lighting designer. He is the president and founder of Focus Lighting, a New York City-based architectural lighting design firm.
Career
Gregory designed lighting for shows at regional theaters such as The Alley Theater in Houston, Texas and Stage West in Massachusetts. He was trained in theatrical lighting at the Goodman Theater School, part of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received an MFA from the Parsons School of Design.
In 1975 Gregory, along with his partner Rick Spaulding, founded Litelab Corp in Buffalo, New York. Litelab specialized in nightclub design and eventually grew to have offices in New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and a factory in Buffalo. Gregory left Litelab in 1985 and founded Focus Lighting.
Since its establishment in 1987, Focus Lighting has garnered numerous awards for architectural lighting design. Gregory's lighting designs earned him an induction into Architectural Lighting Magazine's Hall of Fame and Lighting Designer of the Year award.
Notable projects Times Square Ball – 100th and 101st Anniversary Entel Tower Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain Le Cirque Gallery 225 Reflect at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Miami Yotel New York
Awards YearProjectAwardCategory1995Entel Tower Lumen Award Waterbury Award of Excellence 2002Morimoto RestaurantIALD AwardAward of Merit - IIDA 2003Mall at MilleniaLumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence2005Semiramis Hotel Lumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence2009Royalton Hotel LobbyLumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence 2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoIALD AwardAward of Merit - IIDA2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoGE Edison Award2011Museum of Science and Industry, ChicagoLumen AwardEdwin F. Guth Award of Excellence2012YotelLumen AwardAward of Merit2012Yotel IALD AwardAward of Merit2012Chandelier Bar at the CosmopolitanCooper Source Award2013Space Shuttle Pavilion at the IntrepidAL Light & Architecture Award2013Space Shuttle Pavilion at the IntrepidGE Edison AwardAward of Excellence2024Edison ReportLifetime Achievement Award
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