Tuesday, January 20ICAA Cast Hall20 W 44th Street, 6th Floor6:00pm: Reception6:30pm: Panel Discussion
Join the ICAA for Light and the Living Collection: Designing for Art, Sculpture, and Space. Fine art and sculpture demand thoughtful, precise illumination. This conversation brings together experts across architecture, lighting, and luxury residential construction to reveal how light shapes the viewer’s experience, protects valuable works, and elevates spatial design. The panel will highlight techniques, coordination practices, and real-world challenges in crafting homes that serve as both living spaces and curated galleries.
Artemis Papadatou is the Principal of Map Design Studio, which she founded in 2020. Artemis serves as Lead Designer on each of the firm’s projects.
Born and raised in Athens Greece, she received a Master’s in Architectural Engineering in 2006 from Democritus University of Thrace and a Master’s of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University of New York and is a practice-licensed architect in Greece.
She has led lighting design and project direction for a range of globally recognized institutions, brands, and developers including Magazzino Italian Art, Starr Restaurants, Selldorf Architects, gallerist David Zwirner, MillerKnoll & many large scale national developers.
Miguel Quismondo was born and raised in Spain and attended the Polytechnic School in Madrid, where he graduated with a degree in architecture. A will to extend his understanding of architecture led him to travel to the United States, where he has carried out most of his career, first working for corporate America (Perkins+Will) and later collaborating with award-winning architect Alberto Campo Baeza in the design and construction of the Olnick Spanu House.
Over the past two decades, he has worked for Real Estate owners Nancy Olnick and Giorgio Spanu in several fields spanning from design, construction and management. Additionally, he had the opportunity to work with many international artists in order to help them implement and install site-specific projects in Garrison, NY. This led him to found MQ Architecture in 2013. Subsequently, he participated in the development of Magazzino Italian Art, a museum located in Cold Spring, NY dedicated to advancing scholarship and public appreciation of postwar and contemporary Italian art in the United States.
Cecilia Ramos leads Architecture & Design at Lutron, guiding global strategy, creative direction, and engagement with the design community. With degrees in architecture from MIT and Princeton, she has designed lighting for luxury brands including Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, and previously worked with L’Observatoire International and her own consultancy on cultural and exhibition projects. Her portfolio includes Lutron’s award-winning Ketra HQ. A frequent international speaker and co-author of Architectural Lighting: Designing with Light and Space, she finds creative energy though hiking the world’s stunning landscapes, painting, and creating pieces for her own jewelry design brand.
John Rusk is the founder of award-winning Rusk Renovations. Known for transforming prestigious Manhattan residences, his firm’s dedication to client service and time-honored craft have earned him recognition as an industry leader. Among many other awards, Rusk projects have been awarded the Lucy G. Moses Award from NY Landmarks Conservancy, a McKim, Mead & White Award from the ICAA, an International Property Award for Best Residential Interior, and, for the third time Rusk has received a Crain’s New York Best Places to Work in NYC award.
John’s expertise in the design and engineering of complicated mechanical systems, paired with a background in fine arts, equips him with the ability to understand and then deliver the vision of both clients and their design teams. John taught Residential Construction Management at Columbia for 15 years and regularly lectures to design teams on “Wellness in the Home” and the “Nuts & Bolts” of renovating in New York City. One of Rusk’s projects was among the first in the world to be built to a “Wellness Standard” and included circadian lighting.
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Lead Annual Public Programs Sponsor: RINCKSeasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Dell Mitchell ArchitectsSeasonal Public Programs Sponsor: Hyde Park Mouldings