David Bergman Architects/Fire & Water Lighting
Exhibits, Awards and Selected Publications


Publications
Exhibits & Awards
Writing & talks
Boards & Associations
Press releases and bio

Projects

ARCHITECTURAL PUBLICATIONS
Architectural Record, "Exhibitions," May 2003.
"Residential Products," Jan. 2001
Green Products, August 1999.
December 1998
"Lighting Observations: Creative Uses," Feb. 1997.
Architecture, April, 1996.
Traditional Home, "Brotherly Advice," April 2008
Residential Architect, "Energy Stars," Nov/Dec 2005.
April 2002.
"Light Show," Jan/Feb 2002.
Building Products, "Home Tech: Bright Ideas," Sept/Oct 2001.
"Shine On," July/August 2000.
Custom Home, "Last Detail," Jan/Feb 2006
March 2002.
May/June 2001.
December 1998
Oculus, "Architects' Furniture," Apr 97.

INTERIOR DESIGN PUBLICATIONS
Dwell, "Lighting 101," December 2001.
Interior Design,"ecoproducts," October 2004,
Fall Market, November 2002.
Fall Market, November 2001.
Spring Market, May 2001.
Fall Market, October 2000.
Fall Market , October 1998
"School Supplies," August 1999
Interiors, May 1997.
HG, "Elements," March, 1993.
Home Style, Summer 2001.
VM+SD, April 2001.
1999 Int'l. Store Design Competition, Feb 2000.
"Eco Chic," July 1999. July 1997.
April 1996. "Events,"
August 1994.
August 1993.
Luxury Kitchens and Baths, Fall 2000.
Home Magazine, "Cool Lighting," October 2000
Fine Furnishings International, "Lighting the Way," Summer 2003
"Surface Tension," July/Aug 2001.
July 2000.
August 1999
Array, "Going Green," Spring 2005
ICFF Directory, "Design Inspiration," 1994.
Better Homes and Gardens/Remodelling, "Real Life Design," Dec/Jan 2004.
Design Times, December 1998/January 1999
Display & Design Ideas, November 1998
Design Journal, July 1998
Asian Furniture News, "Brilliant Illumination," Sept/Oct. 97.

ECO-DESIGN PUBLICATIONS
Plenty, "Questions for a Green Designer," Dec/Jan 2005
Natural Home,
"Accidental Environmentalists," Nov/Dec 2006
"Light It Up," Jan/Feb 2000 "
The Light Stuff," Jan/Feb 2001.
Treehugger.com, January 2006, March 2005, October 2004
The Green Guide, "Top Product Picks," Nov/Dec 2005
The Lazy Environmentalist, guest speaker, Dec 14, 2005
Built Green, guest speaker, Sept 15, 2005
GreenBuilding Products, March 2006
Smart HomeOwner, "Urban Green," Nov/Dec 2006
Greenroofs.com, "Sky Gardens," Sept 2003.
In business, "Looking Through a Glass Brightly,"
BioCycle, "Spotlight on Glass Recycling Innovators," July 2000.
Environmental Building News, May 1999
Environmental Design & Construction, May/June 1999

LIGHTING PUBLICATIONS
Architectural Lighting, "Into the Limelight: Manufacturers Go Green," Nov/Dec 2005
March 2002. Article by Bergman: "What's in a Name?"
Article by Bergman, July 1999: "CFLs: New Technology Needs New Solutions."
1999 Market Issue
Spring Product Issue (cover), Spring 1997.
April/May 1995.
Architectural Record Lighting, "Decorative Lighting," Sept. 1996.
August 1993.
Residential Lighting, "Bright Lights, Big City," July ‘05
July 2001.
May 2001.
"Modern Scene," July 1998
"Now!," May 1997.
September 1995.
May 29, 1995
June 12, 1995.
Home Lighting & Accessories, "Lighting for Tomorrow is Here Today," July 2003.
"Contemporary Takes a Turn," September 2001.
December 1999
"Lighting Designs that Steal the Show," Oct 1998.
"All Eyes Are On ICFF," August, 1997.
"The Cutting Edge of Contemporary," May 1997.
May 1995.
August 1994.
Lighting.com, "David Bergman: 'Eco' Lighting Gaining Ground," January 2005,
HL&A Contract Lighting, "Lighting Among the Treetops,"
Winter 2001.
"The Art of Zen (Lighting),"Summer 2001.
Lighting Dimensions, "A Light Grows in Manhattan," June 1999
Lighting 2000, by Tina Skinner (2000, Schiffer Books)
Creative Lighting, by Wanda Jankowski (PBC International, 1997)

DESIGN & GENERAL INTEREST
The New York Times, "Consumed," Nov 5, 2006
"Room for Improvement," Oct 19, 2006
"The Memorial Roads Not Taken," February 1, 2004
"Currents," Dec. 7, 2000.
"Currents," November 12, 1992.
"Style Makers," Feb. 17, 1991.
The Boston Globe, "It's Not Easy Being Green, But It's Getting Easier," May 18, 2006
The New York Post, "It's Easy Being Green," April 9, 2005
I.D., "Practice," February 2003.
"New & Notable," February 2002.
Metropolis, "refurnishings," September 1996
Wallpaper*, In House/News, April 2001.
Time Out New York, "Eco-friendly Home Design: Renewed and Improved," Nov 3, 2005
"Waste Management," April 17-24, 2003
The New York Observer, "Manhattan Modern" in "The Home Observer," Sept 1996.
AP, "Showcase Weddings," December 1997.
"Eat Off a Sidewalk Grating, Sit on...," June 1993.
Also in "The Advocate," and "The Vancouver Sun."
Beautiful New Homes, "Trend Set," Summer 2002.
Remodeling Ideas, "Eco-Friendly Finds," April/May 2005
NY 1 News, "Made in New York," May 18, 1993.
Möbelmarkt, "Design -- möglichst mit Holz-Appeal," August 8, 2000.
Manhattan User's Guide
, February 2000.
August 1994.
WPHT, "Talking About Your Home," guest speaker, Dec 15, 1999.
Giftware News, October 1996
Mountain Living, "Highlights," Nov/Dec 2001.
Wohnen, lighting issue, April, 1996.
Bride's, April/May 1994.
Pronto, "Micro-Architecture for Your Home," June 1991.

   


EXHIBITS & AWARDS

OpenHouseNY and GreenHomeNY tours, Oct. 2006.
Lighting for Tomorrow, Honorable Mentions, 2005
California Energy Commission ENERGY STAR® Residential Light Fixture Advancement Project, grant recipient, 2003.
Lighting for Tomorrow, Honorable Mention, 2003.
Core 77, "Best of Lighting," 2001 ICFF.
IDRA (International Design Resource Awards), Award Winner, 2000.
Residential Lighting "Top 100 Products of 2000"
"The 2000 Objects for the New Millenium," Gallery 91, New York, July-Sept 2000.
Riverstrip Showhouse, Upper Nyack, NY 2000.
"Celebrate NY Design!", October 1999
Design Journal, "Best of Show," 1999 ICFF
Residential Lighting "Top 100 Products of 1998"
World Studio Foundation Benefit Auction, November 1998
IDRA (International Design Resource Awards), Second Place, 1998.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum annual gala auction, NY, Feb. 1997, June 1998, June 1999.
Furniture New York , Annual Exhibit, November 1998
AIA NY Chapter, "Glamorous Green," Materials Connexion, NY, November 1997.
Gallery: Function Art, "Eclectic Electric," New Pontiac, MI, February 1997.
San Francisco Jewish Museum, "Light Interpretations," October 1995.
Stimuli, New York, 1994.
Limn Gallery, San Francisco, 1993.
Barbara-Gibson Gallery, Nyack, NY, 1992.
Venice Family Clinic Designhouse, Venice, CA, 1992.
Nyack Riverhouse, Upper Nyack, NY 1992.
Parrish Art Museum "Design Biennial," Southampton, NY, 1991.
Reweaving the Urban Fabric: International Approaches to Infill Housing. Competition entry published, Princeton Architectural Press, 1989.
In the Neoclassical Style. Project with Redroof Design published, Running Heads Inc., 1988.
"Architecture: Practice and Pedagogy." Shown in New York (National Academy of Design), Boston and Syracuse, 1979-1980. Catalog published, 1980.
Illinois Institute of Technology, national exhibit of student projects, 1978.

WRITING & TALKS

"Transparent Green," Greenopia, NY Edition, 2007
columnist, Going Green Blog, DIY Network
"Ask a Pro," GreenHomeGuide, Oct. 2007
"Transparent Green," Lipman World Jan 30, 2007, www.lipmanworld.com
"Notes on Sustainability," from Echo:, proceedings of HearSAY, 10 Conversations on Design, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Nov 7-9, 2002
"Let There Be Light, But Let It Be Green," SFMart, Sept. 19, 2007
The Lazy Environmentalist, frequent guest
"Green Interiors: Fun with Furniture," GreenHomeNYC, July 19, 2006
"Let There Be Light, But Let It Be Green," NYC Green Building Salon, June 8, 2006
"Sustainable Lighting for Living Spaces," D&D Building, NYC, April 11, 2006
"Sustainable/ECO Design for the Future for Residential Lighting," DLF/New England, Boston, Jan. 18, 2006
"Transparent Green," 2005. Also published at Sallan.org Snapshot, Jan. 2006.
"Maintreaming Sustainable Design," IDSA NE Conference, April 8, 2005
"Eco-aware Urban Architecture and Design," moderator, Eco-Metropolis, Nov. 2004
"The Educator's Crash Course on Eco-design," First offered at Parsons School of Design, Sept. 2003
"Sustainable Lighting: Beyond Energy," presentation at IES/NY, April 2003
"Assignment: Green," co-curator, exhibit at Municipal Art Society, Spring 2003
"Turning Green," presentation at Municipal Art Society, April, 2001.
Architectural Lighting, March 2002. Article by Bergman: "What's in a Name?"
"By Design," Edifice Rex/At Home, monthly columnist, www.edificerex.com, 2001
Architectural Lighting, July 1999. Article by Bergman: "CFLs: New Technology Needs New Solutions."
Visual Seltzer, co-editor and co-founder

BOARDS & ASSOCIATIONS

Designers Lighting Forum of New York, Executive Board member
Furniture New York, past president, currrent treasurer
o2nyc, founding board member
Greenopia, NYC Advisory Council
Traditional Home, Green Advisory Panel


SELECTED PROJECTS (1981 - present)


2006
    GOLDSMITH-O'CONNELL II, Manhattan. Apartment renovation
    LYNN-ROBERT, Manhattan. partial Apartment renovation
    THYFAULT-BERGMAN, Menlo Park, CA. House addition & renovation
2005
    KAUFMAN-PIPPERT, Manhattan. Loft renovation
    ZAMDMER-DUBNIKOV, Manhattan. Loft renovation
    RANDALL II, Manhattan, partial Apartment renovation
    2000-2004
    HARRISON-STRICKS Manhattan, partial Apartment renovation 2003
    SCHACHTER, Manhattan, partial Apartment renovation
    GOODMAN-SANDLER IV, Manhattan. partial Loft renovation
    PEACOCK, Manhattan, partial Apartment renovation. 2002
    ENDORPHIN, Manhattan and Long Island. Boutique designs 2001
    RANDALL APARTMENT, Manhattan, partial Apartment renovation
    MILLMAN HOUSE,  Wilton, CT. House renovation
    1999
    STERN LIBRARY  Manhattan, Apartment renovation
    PELEHACH-OTUGEN  Brooklyn, NY, Apartment renovation
    URBAN BOX OFFICE  Manhattan, Office renovation
    GOODMAN-SANDLER HOUSE East Hampton, NY, House renovation
    1998
    YOUNOLOGY   Manhattan, Office renovation
    HALF-BAKED PRODUCTIONS Manhattan, Office renovation
    PEACOCK APARTMENT Manhattan, Apartment renovation.
    1997
    GOLDSMITH-O'CONNELL Manhattan. Apartment renovation  
    EDWARDS HOUSE Greenwich, CT. House renovation & addition. 
    GOODMAN-SANDLER Manhattan. Loft renovation 
    JHM&P Manhattan. Office reception and conference areas.
    1996
    MILLER APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment interior design 
    TORMEY LOFT Manhattan. Loft renovation 
    B. SMALL LOFT Manhattan. Loft renovation (Project) 
    ANSEL APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment renovation 
    1995
    AUCHINCLOSS HOUSE Mattituck, NY. House addition 
    BERGMAN/GREENBERG LOFT Manhattan. Office/Showroom/Home renovation 
    677 FIFTH AVENUE Manhattan. Lobby renovation 
    1994
    MODERN GAMES Victoria, BC, Canada. Casino (Project) 
    CIRCLE CENTRE Indianapolis. Custom lighting design 
    EDWARDS APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation 
    KOMANOFF-LEVINE LOFT Manhattan. Renovation 
    EDLIN APARTMENT Fort Lee, NJ. Apartment interior design 
    1993
    PIKSER APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment renovation 
    SPANTON HOUSE Roslyn, NY. Partial renovation 
    ROTH APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment interior design 
    THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE & THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY National competition 
    SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS International competition 
    1992
    TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES Manhattan. Commercial renovation 
    BENTON OFFICE Manhattan. Commercial offices 
    JACOBS HOUSE Tappan, NY. Addition and alterations 
    1991
    THALACKER RESIDENCE Manhattan. Historic Rowhouse restoration 
    FIRE & WATER Lighting and candelabra design and production (continuing) 
    ROSE HOUSE Purchase, NY. Partial renovation 
    PARRISH ART MUSEUM Design Biennial: Weathervanes. Participant 
    LEVIN LOFT Manhattan. Loft renovation 
    1990
    BENTON APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment renovation 
    BELLMAN OFFICE Manhattan. Medical offices 
    VISSI D'ARTE Manhattan. Showroom 
    1989
    STERN LOFT Manhattan. Loft renovation 
    STEIN HOUSE San Francisco. House renovation/addition 
    SOBEL APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment renovation 
    WOSK HOUSE Manhattan. Restoration of carriage house 
    IROQUOIS INDIAN MUSEUM Schoharie, NY. Children's museum interiors (Proj.) 
    1988
    SPANTON HOUSE Roslyn, NY. Exterior alterations and cabinetry 
    NANCY BUTKUS DESIGN Manhattan. Commercial renovation 
    TEXAS MONTHLY Manhattan. Commercial renovation 
    SPANTON APARTMENT Manhattan. Apartment/Furniture design 
    1987
    ROE HOUSE Jerusalem, Israel. Partial Renovation 
    LAZARUS/TOYS-R-US Rochelle Park, N.J. Executive Office 
    ASTRONAUTS' MEMORIAL Cape Canaveral, FL. Competition 
    1986
    HELLER APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation 
    KALAJIAN BUILDING Nyack, NY. Apartment Building (Study) 
    ROE APARTMENT Miami, FL. Renovation 
    BLUM APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation 
    1985
    HARRIS APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation (Project), Interior Design 
    GREENBERG HOUSE Upper Nyack, NY. Additions & Renovation (Study) 
    INNER CITY INFILL COMPETITION Manhattan (Harlem). Urban Housing Competition 
    ASHER APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation (Project) 
    AKABAS APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation 
    1984
    SMITH APARTMENT Manhattan. Renovation (Project) 
    VALENZUELA APT. Manhattan. Interior Design (Project) 
    FISHER TOWNHOUSE Manhattan. Exterior & Lobby Renovation 
    WITKIN HOUSE Harrison, NY. Addition & Renovation (Study) 
    INTERCO DEVELOPMENT CO Wesley Hills, NY. Preliminary designs for a series of custom houses 
    1983
    GREENFIELD APT. Manhattan. Renovation 
    J. BERGMAN HOUSE Nyack, NY. Addition & Renovation 
    1982
    BERGMAN LOFT Manhattan. Renovation 
    1981
    ROSENTHAL HOUSE Ossining, NY. Caretaker's house and garages (Project) 

REDROOF DESIGN: SELECTED PROJECTS, 1982 - 1989


Richard L. Feigen & Co. Townhouse renovation (office and galleries)
Doral Park Hotel. Penthouse Suites renovation/addition
Roe Residence. Penthouse Apartment renovation
Island Records. Six-story office renovation (project)
Island Records. Office renovation
Michael Bennett Restaurant. Rooftop addition (project)
Peter's Creek. Suburban residential development (project)
Hotel. Fifteen story hotel renovation (project)
Daniels Residence. Apartment renovation
Lexica. Office renovation (project)
Stern Residence. Apartment renovation

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