CV Principal
AWARDS
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2015
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Energy and Environmental Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2015
DAVID H. KOCH HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2011
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2011
DELEGATION OF THE ISMAILI IMAMAT
Ottawa, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2010
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2010
SCHAD GALLERY OF BIODIVERSITY
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2010
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2010
DELEGATION OF THE ISMAILI IMAMAT
Ottawa, Canada
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2009
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2009
NOTA BENE
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illuminaton Design Award of Merit, 2009
IESNA Illuminaton Design Award of Merit, 2009
TORYS LLP
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2009
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2009
SURVIVING: THE BODY OF EVIDENCE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2009
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2009
LE QUARTIER CONCORDIA, ENCS/VA
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Montreal, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2007
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2007
GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2007
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2007
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTOR CENTER
Rockefeller Plaza, New York, USA
IESNA Edwin F Guth Memorial Lighting Design Special Citation, 2007
IESNA Edwin F Guth Memorial Lighting Design Special Citation, 2007
GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
Toronto, Canada
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Excellence, 2006
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Excellence, 2006
KENNETH E. BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
IESNA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Lighting Design Award of Excellence, 2004
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
IESNA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Lighting Design Award of Excellence, 2004
KENNETH E. BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2004
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Washington, DC, USA
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2004
ROY THOMSON HALL
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2003
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2003
ROY THOMSON HALL
Toronto, Canada
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2002
GE Edison Lighting Design Award of Merit, 2002
GRANITE CLUB
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR
Windsor, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
JACKSON-TRIGGS ESTATE WINERY
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
HOLT RENFREW WORLD DESIGN LAB
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2002
CHRISTOPHER ONDAATJE SOUTH ASIAN GALLERY
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2001
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2001
TECHSPACE
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumnation Design Award of Merit, 2001
IESNA Illumnation Design Award of Merit, 2001
L’ARCHE DAYSPRING CHAPEL
Richmond Hill, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2000
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2000
ALIAS/WAVEFRONT STUDIO/OFFICES
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2000
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 2000
HILTON HOTEL
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2000
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 2000
ETTORE MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL
ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1998
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1998
STRATFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE LOBBY AND MARQUEE
Stratford, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
STRATFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE SHOP
Stratford, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
STRATFORD FESTIVAL THEATRE EXTERIOR
Stratford, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
DOUGLAS LIBRARY QUEENS UNIVERSITY
Kingston, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1998
HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Toronto, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1997
IESNA Illumination Design Section Award, 1997
FORD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Vancouver, Canada
IESNA Edwin F. Guth Memorial Award for Interior Lighting Design Special Citation, 1996
FORD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS EXTERIOR
Vancouver, Canada
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1996
IESNA Illumination Design Award of Merit, 1996
PUBLISHED PROJECTS
HEDGE FUND OFFICE
"Hedge Fund Office, Hong Kong"
Canadian Interiors: Best of Canada September October 2015
BURTON ROAD HOUSE
"2016 Design Trends"
AZURE October 2015
HOLT RENFREW YORKDALE
"Nothern Exposure"
Design : Retail January 2015
EAST HAMPTON RESIDENCE
"Light Revival"
Luxe Interiors + Design, July 2014
HOLT RENFREW YORKDALE
"7 Breathtaking Retail Spaces"
Interior Design, April 2014
GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
LE QUARTIER CONCORDIA
COMPLEXE DE GENIE INFORMATIQUE + ARTS VISUELS
TORYS LLP
GLUSKIN SHEFF AND ASSOCIATES
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS FEDERATION OF ONTARIO
NOTA BENE RESTAURANT
KPMB Architects
G. Baird, T. Fisher, Mark Kingwell, Mirko Zardini
Birkhauser, Berlin 2013
"Snapshot:
Introduction to the Work of
Canadian Lighting Design Practice
Suzanne Powadiuk Design"
Introduction to the Work of
Canadian Lighting Design Practice
Suzanne Powadiuk Design"
Mondo arc, June/July 2012
DAVID H KOCH HALL OF HUMAN ORIGINS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
"Anatomy of an Award:
The David Koch Hall of Human Origins"
Lighting Design + Application, July 2012
Lighting Design + Application, July 2012
LONDON TERRACE NEW YORK PENTHOUSE
"Ed Filipowski and Mark Lee at Home in Manhattan"
Architectural Digest, October 2011
Architectural Digest, October 2011
CORKIN GALLERY
"Corkin Gallery"
Architecture Canada 2010
The Governor General's Medals in Architecture
LONDON TERRACE NEW YORK PENTHOUSE
"Tailor Made"
Architectural Digest, October 2010
THE STUDY HOTEL AT YALE
"Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg
Reinvents a Worn Hotel and Energizes
its Streetescape"
Architectural Record, May 2010
Architectural Record, May 2010
NOTA BENE RESTAURANT
"Three Way"
Canadian Interiors, July/August 2009
Canadian Interiors, July/August 2009
TORYS LLP
"O Canada"
Interior Design, August 2008
Interior Design, August 2008
KENNETH E BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
"Light Evolution"
Professional Lighting Design:
Magazine for Professional Lighting Design
European Lighting Designers' Association
Verlag fur Innovationen in der Architektur,
No. 53 Jan/Feb 2007
Magazine for Professional Lighting Design
European Lighting Designers' Association
Verlag fur Innovationen in der Architektur,
No. 53 Jan/Feb 2007
INTEGRAL HOUSE
Integral House
Shim-Sutcliffe
The 2006 Martell Lecture
School of Architecture and Planning
University of Buffalo
The State University of New York
Shim-Sutcliffe
The 2006 Martell Lecture
School of Architecture and Planning
University of Buffalo
The State University of New York
KOHLER SHOWROOM CHICAGO
"Water Water Everywhere"
Interior Design, January 2006
Interior Design, January 2006
KENNETH E BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Architecture, Technology & Design, 2005/01 Vol 124
KENNETH E BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
"Reinventing the Museum Experience"
Canadian Interiors March/April 2005
Canadian Interiors March/April 2005
CORKIN GALLERY
"Shim-Sutcliffe Adapts a Historic Distillery
to Create Toronto's Contemporary
Corkin Shopland Gallery"
Architectural Record, June 2005
Architectural Record, June 2005
CORKIN GALLERY
"Work of Art"
Canadian Architect, April 2005
Canadian Architect, April 2005
KENNETH E BEHRING FAMILY HALL OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Space: Institutional
Hong Kong: Pace Publishing, Volume 57, 2004
Hong Kong: Pace Publishing, Volume 57, 2004
KENNETH E BEHRING FAMILY OF MAMMALS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
"Layered Lighting by Suzanne Powadiuk Creates Drama in Restaged
National Museum of Natural History Exhibits"
Architectural Record, November, 2004
Architectural Record, November, 2004
JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE WINERY
LEXUS LOUNGE, ROY THOMSON HALL
RAETHER LIBRARY AND IT CENTER, TRINITY COLLEGE
RAVINE HOUSE
ROY THOMSON HALL ENHANCEMENT
ST. ANDREW'S COLLEGE
TUDHOPE STUDIOS
CANADIAN EMBASSY, BERLIN
GARDINER MUSEUM OF CERAMIC ART
The Architecture of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg
P. Lambert, D. Mertens, B. Mau, R. El-Khoury
P. Lambert, D. Mertens, B. Mau, R. El-Khoury
Basel/Berlin/Boston: Birkhauser, 2004
JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE WINERY
"Mainstreaming Green"
Canadian Architect, January 2003
Canadian Architect, January 2003
EJ PRATT LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
"Brightening Library Gloom"
Canadian Interiors, November/December 2002
Canadian Interiors, November/December 2002
JACKSON-TRIGGS ESTATE WINERY
"Cleary Canadian"
Interior Design, January 2002
TECHSPACE
"A High Tech Incubator"
Lighting Design and Application, January 2002
GRANITE CLUB
"Plutocrats at Play"
Canadian Interiors, March/April 2002
L'ARCHE DAYSPRING CHAPEL
"Simple Blessings"
Canadian Architect, June 2001
JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE WINERY
"In Vino Veritas"
Canadian Architect, October 2001
ETTORE MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL,
ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
"Creative Uses:
Chandeliers Orchestrate a Layer of Light
in a Restored Toronto Concert Hall"
Architectural Record, May 2000
MUSKOKA BOATHOUSE
"Muskoka Boathouse"
Architecture, October 2000
MUSKOKA BOATHOUSE
"Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Muskoka Boathouse"
Architecture, April 1999
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE CONFERENCE CENTRE
"Versatile Lighting Helps a Stock Exchange
Adapt to a Virtual Trading World"
Architectural Record, August 1999
GLUSKIN SHEFF AND ASSOCIATES
"Equal Shares"
Interior Design, August 1998
Gluskin Sheff & Associates
Gluskin Sheff & Associates
ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
GLUSKIN SHEFF AND ASSOCIATES
Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg
Contemporary World Architects
USA: Rockport Publishers Inc., 1998.
USA: Rockport Publishers Inc., 1998.
ALLIANCE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Extraordinary Offices
Cerver, F. A.
USA: Watson Guptill, 1998
USA: Watson Guptill, 1998
FORD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
"Curtain Up! Light the Lights"
Lighting Design and Application, April 1997
HUMMINGBIRD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
"Funking Up a Lobby"
Globe and Mail, May 1997
NORTEL CIBC BANKING CENTRE
"Selling Electronic Banking"
Canadian Interiors, August 1997
FORD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
"1996 International Illumination Design Awards"
Lighting Design and Application, August 1996
DON MILLS RESIDENCE
"A House that Remains a Work in Progress"
Architectural Record Interiors, September 1996
FORD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
"A Theatrical Metaphor in Lights"
Architectural Record Lighting, November 1996
OASIS PARFUMERIE
"Oasis – After the Mall…Terra Firma"
International Contract Magazine, April/May 1993
ARC FLOOR LAMP
International Design Yearbook
Arata Isozaki, editor 1988
Arata Isozaki, editor 1988
AUTHORED ARTICLES
“SURF THE LIGHT FANTASTIC” Royal Architectural Institute of Canada RAIC Update, November/December 1996
"INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING EXPOSITION 1995"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, November/December 1995
"LIGHTING CONTROLS"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, December/January 1994
"LASER QUEST"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, May/June 1994
"ENERGY EFFICIENCY"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, February/March 1994
"LIGHTEN UP: TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL LIGHT DESIGN"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, June/July 1993
"WHAT IS A LIGHTING DESIGNER?"
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC Update, April/May 1993
LIGHTING FOR ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS
Parsons School of Design, New York, 1982
Parsons School of Design, New York, 1982
LECTURES/TEACHING/COMMITTEES
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design
Sessional Professor:
"Building Sciences: Illumination", 1998- 2013
"Building Sciences: Illumination", 1998- 2013
IESNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Tour: "Schad Gallery of Biodiversity"
Royal Ontario Museum,
Royal Ontario Museum,
Toronto, 2010
IIDEX/NEOCON CANADA
Lecture: "Museum Lighting at the Smithsonian Institution"
Toronto, 2008
Toronto, 2008
CONSTRUCT CANADA
Lecture: "New Trends in Lighting"
Toronto, 2007
Toronto, 2007
IIDEX/NEOCON CANADA
Lecture: "Favourite Lighting Techniques of the Pros"
Toronto, 2001, 2003
Toronto, 2001, 2003
RYERSON POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Lecture: "Continuing Education Advanced Lighting Design"
Toronto, 2000
Toronto, 2000
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Lecture: "The Role of Lighting Design in Architectural Revitalization"
Vancouver, 1998
Vancouver, 1998
RYERSON POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY:
CENTRE FOR LIGHTING RESEARCH & DESIGN
Educational Steering Committee
Toronto, 1995 – 1997
Educational Steering Committee
Toronto, 1995 – 1997
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING EXPOSITION
Lecture: "Energy Efficient Lighting Workshop"
ARIDO CEU
Toronto, 1995
ARIDO CEU
Toronto, 1995
THE DESIGN EXCHANGE
Lecture: "Residential Lighting"
Toronto, 1995
Toronto, 1995
INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING EXPOSITION
Watt's New Committee
Toronto, 1995
Toronto, 1995
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF ART
Instructor: "Introduction to Lighting"
Environmental Design Department
Environmental Design Department
Toronto, 1992 – 1997
ONTARIO HYDRO
Series Lecturer and Coordinator: "Energy Efficient Lighting Seminar Series"
ARIDO CEU
Toronto, 1992
ARIDO CEU
Toronto, 1992
EDUCATION
LIGHTING PROFESSIONS CERTIFICATION
National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions, 2001- 2018
IESNA TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE EXAMINATION CERTIFICATION
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1996
IESNA LIGHTING DESIGN CERTIFICATE ED 150
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1996
IESNA LIGHTING DESIGN CERTIFICATE ED 100
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 1991
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Environmental Design
Parsons School of Design, New York, 1982
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Art History
University of Toronto, 1977
FRENCH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Ecole Lemania, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1977-1978
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LIGHTING DESIGNERS
IALD Professional Member
ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA
IESNA Professional Member
LIGHTING PROFESSIONS CERTIFICATION
National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions
