Schuler Shook Lighting Designer Staff

Michael DiBlasi is a partner and principal designer in the Minneapolis office and has been an integral part of Schuler Shook since its inception.

Michael's background, including lighting design for dance, opera, theater and special events, provides a strong basis for his design work. His lighting design experience has been diverse and includes retail shops and developments, exhibits and museums, entertainment facilities, restaurants, hotels, churches, offices, nightclubs and exterior building facades. Custom fixture design, innovative control systems and effective site lighting have been successful elements in many of his projects.

Michael's involvement in a project begins with pre-design and continues throughout the project as he collaborates with members of the design team to transform the project's original vision into its successful completion.




	Michael DiBlasi, IALD, IESNA Partner

	Michael DiBlasi is a partner and principal designer in the Minneapolis office and has been an integral part of Schuler Shook since its inception. Michael's background, including lighting design for dance, opera, theater and special events, provides a strong basis for his design work. His lighting design experience has been diverse and includes retail shops and developments, exhibits and museums, entertainment facilities, restaurants, hotels, churches, offices, nightclubs and exterior building facades. Custom fixture design, innovative control systems and effective site lighting have been successful elements in many of his projects. Michael's involvement in a project begins with pre-design and continues throughout the project as he collaborates with members of the design team to transform the project's original vision into its successful completion.



	Significant Projects		Landmark Plaza, St. Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis Convention Center Expansion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa Redstone Restaurant, Eden Prairie, Minnesota San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, St. Paul, Minnesota Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota Grand Casino Resorts, Nationwide Potawatomi Casino, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minnesota Childrens' Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota Old Capitol Museum, Iowa City, Iowa Harrahs Smokey Mountain Casino and Hotel, Cherokee, North Carolina Grant Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota Chino Latino Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota Crowne Plaza Northstar Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota Indianapolis Arts Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana Jordan Creek Shopping Center, West Des Moines, Iowa Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota Lawson Software, St. Paul, Minnesota Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota Lens Crafters Prototype Sheraton Hotel Prototype



	Education		BFA - Boston University



	Organizations		International Association of Lighting Designers Illuminating Engineering Society of North America United States Institute for Theatre Technology American Society of Theatre Consultants.