Florence Lam
Arup Fellow
Director
Florence is an Arup Fellow and leads the firm’s global lighting design practice.
Florence is a multi-award-winning lighting designer with over 15 international and national awards to her name, including Lighting Designer of the Year in 2013.
She was awarded the Society of Light and Lighting President’s Medal in 2020, SLL Honorary Fellowship and CIBSE Gold Medal in 2024.
Her particular expertise in daylight, visual perception and holistic lighting approach plays a key role in many of her projects, from museums to airports, and bridges to city precincts all over the world. Florence has a strong interest in visual light art as a lighting designer and has collaborated with a number of artists and architects on public realm projects including Anish Kapoor’s ArcelorMittal Orbit in London and the World’s Largest Timepiece along Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich.
Her projects of significance include The Acropolis in Athens, California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi, Dongdaemun World Design Park in Seoul, Taipei Taoyuan International Airport T3, Tai Kwun Centre of Heritage and Arts, and the Kai Tak Sports Park lighting masterplan.
Florence is also a Visiting Professor of Lighting Design and Engineering at The Bartlett UCL Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering.