The Asia Lighting Design Awards are organized by the Asian Association of Lighting Designers (AALD) and undertaken by YGLS Media. The awards have been approved by the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015) Committee.It's one of the most authoritative and influential lighting design awards in Asia.

IYL 2015 programs that promote improved public and political understanding of the central role of light in the modern world.Around the aims of IYL 2015, the Asia Lighting Design Awards were created to promote improved public and political understanding the important role of lighting designer,and to recognize the efforts of excellent international lighting designers and lighting implementers.