Jess Baker Assoc. IALD, IES, LC
Senior Lighting Designer, Studio Leader
Jess is actively working on solutions that allow lighting capabilities to be fully harnessed to improve people’s lives. With ten years of lighting design experience ranging from theatres to urban landscapes, she enjoys designing innovative ways for light to unobtrusively enhance and support the experience of a space. She believes collaboration and the advancement of standards through research provide the best path to design innovation.
Combining her interest in improving society through lighting, her grasp of each project’s bigger picture, and a keen eye for technical detail helps Jess deliver implementable designs with no sacrifice to the conceptual intent. She is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Color Committee and offers AIA/CES presentations to share her expertise on Light & Health.
San Diego Symphony Hall
San Diego, CA
Hyatt Global Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Riverwalk Apple Store Plaza
Chicago, IL
McDonald’s Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Northern Trust Boardroom
Chicago, IL
Morningstar, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Wrigley Field Plaza
Chicago, IL
Wrigley Building, North Tower Belfry
Chicago, IL
One University Circle
Cleveland, OH
Easter Seals Center for Autism Research - Family Fitness Center
Chicago, IL
Optima Center II
Chicago, IL
University of Virginia Alderman Library
Charlottesville, VA
777 North Van Buren Residential Tower Parking Garage
Milwaukee, WI
Greffin House
Clear Lake, IN
Nationwide Insurance Lobby and Upper Concourse Renovation
Columbus, OH
Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Kirkwood, MO
St. Mary Church, Hyde Park
Cincinnati, OH
SSM Health Boardroom
Creve Coeur, MO
JPMorgan Chase Polaris Hub
Columbus, OH
Vanderbilt University Residential Colleges B & C
Nashville, TN
American University Beirut Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
Lighting Magazine 40 Under 40, 2020 (Global)