Mark Major (lighting designer)

Mark Major is a British lighting designer and architect. He is the co-founder of Speirs Major, a lighting design studio.[1][2]

Career

Major is an architect by training.[1] Having previously worked with lighting designer Jonathan Speirs at Lighting Design Partnership in Edinburgh, the pair established their own lighting design studio Speirs and Major Associates in 1993.[3] In 2010, the studio was rebranded Speirs + Major,[4] and in 2020 as Speirs Major.[5]

Major was Lighting Design Advisor to the Olympic Delivery Authority for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012.[6] He became Master for the Faculty for the Royal Designers for Industry in November 2019.[7]

Major's notable lighting projects include the Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London, UK (1999),[8] Terminal 5, Heathrow, London, UK (2008),[9] Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China (2008),[1] and the interior of St Paul's Cathedral, London, UK (2006).[8][10] He is active in the field of urban design and light masterplanning[11] and produced the Lighting Vision for the City of London, UK in 2018.[12]

Awards and honours

In 2012, Major was named a Royal Designer for Industry for his "innovative use of light to create public space".[13] He received the 'Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Design' award at the FX Awards in 2015.[14]

Major is a Fellow of the International Association of Lighting Designers.[15]

References

1. "Lighting designer Mark Major sees a bright future". Design Week. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
2. "Building with Light". Metropolis. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
3. Glancey, Jonathan (29 June 2012). "Jonathan Speirs obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
4. "Keith Bradshaw". MONDO ARC. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
5. Waring, Matt. "Speirs + Major announce new name, brand identity and website | arc". Retrieved 24 November 2020.
6. "Lighting design | Beyond 2012". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
7. RSA. "'Don't Forget the Magic' - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
8. Kennett, Stephen (January 2006). "Setting the World Alight". Building magazine.
9. "The T5 completion". International Airport Review. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
10. Lee, Dave (15 March 2013). "'Revolutionising' how we light our lives". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
11. "The dream team - Issue 65 - Magazine". Monocle. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
12. "City of London Lighting Strategy, 2018" (PDF).
13. "Current Royal Designers - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
14. "FX Awards 2015: The winners - DesignCurial". www.designcurial.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
15. "IALD List of Fellows". International Association of Lighting Designers.

External links

• Speirs Major