Creighton Hall
Built in 1877, Creighton Hall is the oldest building on Creighton University campus. Previously unlit, Morrissey Engineering worked closely with the University to provide lighting design services to celebrate the Art Deco façade.
Services
Features
- Primary lighting layer
- A general wash illuminating the elevation from ground-mounted flood lights
- Reveals the base elements and general form of building
- Secondary lighting layer
- Wall-grazing spotlight advances upward
- This layer highlights the base of the central tower and at the minor pilaster of the wings
- Columnated forms of the building are also revealed in the layer
- Tertiary lighting layer
- Composed of cove and ground-mounted spotlight luminaires
- This layer reveals the decorative frieze at top of main tower and revealing the capitol forms of the building
Awards
This project won a 2022 IES Omaha Award of Distinction for Exterior Lighting
Project
Re-light
Location
Omaha, Nebraska
Completion Date
2020
Architect
Holland Basham Architects