Publications

Hotel Riggs – From the Gilded Age to the Modern Age: Reimaging an Iconic Landmark Find out how dynamic LED creates drama and solves installation challenge...

Frank Feist, Sarah Wujcik and Maureen Moran pose in the children’s gallery in Nashville after putting the finishing touches on the Tennessee State Museum. The r...

The 360-room Conrad Hotel, within the City Center DC development, joins the completed residential and office buildings on the former site of the Washington Conv...

We are thrilled to be working with several renowned female artists. Help us celebrate the art of Soo Sunny Park, Norie Sato, Kendall Buster and Alice Aycock on...

For the renovation of their Washington, DC headquarters, the American Gas Association sought to create a space to unify employees and members by using materials...

First opened in 1905, this historic theater suffered fire, abandonment, and near-demolition to finally be given new life as the city’s hub for arts and culture....

The University of Baltimore Library is transformed to meet contemporary needs of the students and environmental demands.  This glass addition provides natural d...

MCLA has added a new staff member to our team. Gabriella Morris is providing project support as well as learning all about lighting design, while earning her de...

Maureen Moran is sharing her experience integrating lighting within architectural interiors at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design.  The event, titled...

Congratulations to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts team! This project was a complex hybrid of historical restoration and new construction, making its LEED...

Casa Tua Cucina, located inside Saks at Brickell City Centre in Miami, Florida, is a 18,000 square-foot luxury European-style food hall with open kitchen, 300 s...

Celebrating the first Canopy by Hilton brand in North America; with stunning views of The Wharf and a locally-inspired experience, with LEED Gold certification!...

After a year-long internship, Tuyen Dyer is now an Associate Designer for MCLA. Ms. Dyer just completed her B.F.A in Interior Design at Virginia Commonwealth Un...

Lighting Designer MCLA is currently seeking designers at all levels with solid skills as described below. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified candi...

At the 2018 Candela Awards held by IES DC on June 7th, MCLA received DC Candela Awards for The Patricia R. Guerrieri Commons at Salisbury University and the MGM...

Kate Fuller (IALD, LEED GA) is now a Senior Designer for MCLA. Prior to her promotion, Ms. Fuller served as Project Manager on award-winning projects such as th...

MCLA is proud to be on the team for The Hyatt House at The Wharf, which just earned the U.S. Building Council LEED Gold certification. The extended-stay hotel i...

MCLA works throughout the Metropolitan area, including several of the neighborhoods featured in April’s Washingtonian article “Which Washington-Area Neighborhoo...

The historic Franklin School is being converted into a private museum dedicated to literacy and storytelling. MCLA is thrilled to be on the team converting the...

On April 12, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) DC chapter held an interactive panel discussion on the subject of “Value Engineering.” In addition to MC...