Read Our Blog
Seattle Architecture: It’s Not All About The Space Needle
When you think of Seattle, most think of music, art and people that push the boundaries. If you ask about an iconic building, hands down, it is the Space Needle. Most images of Seattle feature this iconic building. The Space Needle is a landmark of the Pacific...
Let’s Celebrate Archtober Fest 2017
October is the month we set aside to celebrate all things architecture. Archtober Fest is a away to bring awareness and appreciation to the art and science of architecture. Across the U.S., various cities are celebrating Archtober Fest to bring awareness forward and...
The Perfect Creative Collaboration for Your Lighting Design Needs
ADG Lighting is a leading creative custom design and lighting manufacturing firm. We are fanatical about using our 20 plus years experience to bring to life the vision of clients in a manner that evokes quality and style. This passion for design and quality have made...
Los Angeles Architecture: Swinging Back to the Roaring Twenties
"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down.” ~ Mary Pickford Trends in architecture follow the ebb and flow of society. Our architecture reflects the feelings and image we want...
British Architecture – A Building Deemed So Ugly It Is A Carbuncle
To be “cruel to be kind” is to cause someone pain for his or her own good. The phrase is used by Hamlet after he had berated his mother for her infidelity to the memory of her deceased husband. It is also a kitchie song from 1979 that is forever embedded in our pop...
Thoughts and Prayers for Texas & the Gulf Coast
With Texas being one of the largest states and Houston being the 4th largest city in the country, there is a high likelihood that you know someone either directly or through another person residing here or affected by Hurricane Harvey. The stories and images coming...
Lego House – The Creative Toy Comes To Life In Denmark
Those iconic bricks that have inspired the architect in children around the world have finally come to life in Billund, Denmark. The LEGO House is a building under construction and set to open in September 2017, in the city of the factory of LEGO. The house will be...
Is There an Unknown Architect as Big as Texas?
Everything is bigger in Texas! You have heard it before and it is just a fact. Texas is home to nearly 26.5 million people, or 8.4% of the total U.S. population. Most of this population is concentrated around cities including Houston, Dallas, and Austin. The...
Passing of an Acclaimed Architect
“As we live and as we are, Simplicity - with a capital "S" - is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to...
Luxury Homes – The Most Expensive Are in Bel Air
Is it really a surprise that the most expensive home on the market in the U.S. is in Bel Air? Probably not. But, with the latest entry into the market, Bel Air holds the record now for having the top 3 most expensive homes on the market. Bel Air is a neighborhood in...
Don’t Forget Pasadena When You Think of Architecture
When people think of architecture in Los Angeles, their thoughts go immediately to The Eameses, Frank Gehry, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among many others. They were drawn to the sublime light of Los Angeles and were inspired by it. Like anything else, there are downsides...
PRESS RELEASE: LA Lighting Firm Completes Project on $30 Million Brentwood Property
ADG Lighting Collaborates on Residence on Prestigious Tigertail Road LOS ANGELES - July 27, 2017 -- Premier Los Angeles based custom lighting firm ADG Lighting has just completed work on a newly constructed estate that just hit the Los Angeles real estate market for...
ICAA SoCal Annual Summer Party
ADG Lighting had the pleasure of joining colleagues at the ICAA SoCal Summer Party on Wednesday, July 19th. The event is an annual summer party for the organization's growing membership! The event provides an opportunity to learn more about upcoming programs...
American Architecture – The Grand Canyon and Mary Colter
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide and attains a depth of over a mile. Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while...
Olympic Architecture: How Much Influence Will the 2020 Games Have on Tokyo?
According to experts studying the phenomenon, dozens of major urban development projects are slated or in progress for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. From hotels and sports complexes to cloud-piercing skyscrapers, new architecture is poised to transform the vista of Tokyo...
Newport Beach: ADG Creates Magic in Villas Fashion Island
Our magic and creativity is unsurpassed. We have a stellar reputation for not only design, but manufacturing of lighting fixtures for high-end and luxury projects. Across a broad spectrum of architectural and design projects, we are able to translate client vision...