Robert Shook, IALD, LC
Partner
Robert Shook is a creative and skillful design collaborator who genuinely enjoys the design process. He has experience in a very wide range of project types—offices, lobbies, museums, restaurants, churches, hotels, zoos, retail, academic facilities, building exteriors and sites. In all of these project types, his goal is the same - the careful integration of lighting into the architectural design. He firmly believes that lighting should not overwhelm or detract from the architect's vision, but should enhance the experience of the architecture. This integration and enhancement is only possible through willing collaboration between the architect and the lighting designer, and he promotes the collaborative process in the development of successful designs.
Significant
Projects
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Lighting Master Plan, Chicago, Illinois
State Street Renovation, Chicago, Illinois
Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois
Westin Roco Ki Resort, Dominican Republic
Marshall Field's, Chicago, Illinois
Palmolive Building, Chicago, Illinois
Historic Water Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Von Maur, Glenview, Illinois
520 North Michigan, Chicago, Illinois
Lucent Technologies, Lisle, Illinois
Bank Boston, São Paulo, Brazil
120 South LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois
Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, Iowa
Rice University, Houston, Texas
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana
University Club, Chicago, Illinois
Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, Illinois
John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois
Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
Second Street Bridge, Columbus, Indiana
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, Illinois
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois
Awards G.E. Edison Award of Excellence – Shedd Aquarium Wild Reef Exhibit

IESNA Int'l Illumination Design Award – Shedd Aquarium Wild Reef Exhibit

IESNA Illumination Design Award – Gardner Carton & Douglas

IESNA Int'l Illumination Design Award of Distinction – Shedd Aquarium Caribbean Reef

IESNA International Illumination Design Award – Chicago Water Tower

IESNA International Illumination Design Award – Christopher Library, Valparaiso University

IESNA International Illumination Design Award – Marshall Field's Exterior and Tiffany Dome

IALD International Illumination Design Award – Calder Flamingo Sculpture

IALD International Illumination Design Award – Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

GE Edison Award of Merit – American National Bank
Education BFA - Goodman School of Drama

MFA - Ohio University
Organizations International Association of Lighting Designers

Lighting Certified by the NCQLP

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America - Chicago Executive Board, 1989-91

United Scenic Artists of America - Midwest VP, 1978-88
Lectures &
Panels
"Lighting Millennium Park" – St. Louis AIA, 2005

"Lighting and Glass" – Lightfair, 2004

"Role of Lighting in Urban Planning" – IALD Education Conference, 2003

"Lighting for Historical Churches" – Lightfair, 1999

"Applying Theatrical Techniques to Architectural Lighting" - Lightfair, 1995