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Illuminated neoclassical residence at dusk with columned portico, stepped approach, and warm interior lighting, designed by Francesca Bettridge.
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Francesca Bettridge

Lighting DesignerArchitectural LightingWorkplace & Commercial

President & Principal at Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBBLD)

President and Principal of Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBBLD), a Manhattan lighting design firm she co-founded in 1985. A Barnard College graduate who also studied at Parsons and co-founded the Open Atelier of Design, she has led lighting for LEED-certified projects including the Bank of America Tower and the William J. Clinton Presidential Center. She is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society and has taught at Parsons and FIT.

Experience

  1. President & Principal

    Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design (CBBLD)

    Current
  2. Co-Founder

    Open Atelier of Design

    Current

Past projects

  1. cultural · Little Rock, AR

  2. workplace · New York, NY

  3. workplace · Bilbao, Spain

Awards & press

Education

  • Barnard College

  • Parsons The New School for Design

Selected work