Why Architects Must Rethink Light as a Daily Human Need, Not Just a Design Feature If there is one lesson I hope every architect takes from my conversation with David Warfel, it is this: light is not just a technical layer of our projects. Light is a fundamental force shaping how people feel, think, work, […]
EA634: David Warfel – How Lighting Design Shapes Our Health and Business Success
How Lighting Design Shapes Our Health and Business Success How lighting design shapes our health is more than an architectural trend—it’s a business advantage. In this episode, lighting designer and educator David Warfel reveals how light influences our sleep, productivity, and mood in both homes and workplaces. He explains how natural light strengthens our circadian […]
EA512: David Warfel – The Critical Step Most Architects Are Missing from Their Design Process
The Critical Step Most Architects Are Missing from Their Design Process David Warfel is an overly sensitive, marginally materialistic, pseudo-tree-hugging Midwestern farm boy turned lighting designer. He’s been either lucky, talented, or wealthy enough to land design gigs from New York’s Carnegie Hall to the Las Vegas’ Luxor and MGM Grand casinos, from Chicago’s Hyde […]



