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This fully updated edition of the successful book The Design of Lighting, provides the lighting knowledge needed by the architect in practice, the interior designer and students of both disciplines.

The new edition offers a clear structure, carefully selected material and linking of lighting with other subjects, in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive and specifically architectural approach to lighting. Features of this new edition include:

  • technical knowledge of lighting in the context of architectural design;
  • an emphasis on imagination in architectural light and presentation of the tools necessary in practice for creative design;
  • additional chapters on the behaviour of light and on the context of design;
  • a strong emphasis on sustainable design and energy saving, with data and examples;
  • analyses of actual lighting schemes and references to current standards and des

    Trade Review

    "The use of the term "guidebook" is intentional in that the apparent goal of the book in concept, if not in the overall size of the book, is to provide all the knowledge one would need as we journey into the "unknown" intending to provide light; a most interesting and intriguing concept in this age of electronic knowledge."Fred Oberkircher, Fellow IES, Ed. IALD, LC, past President lES, Book Review Editor for LD+A



    Table of Contents

    Part 1: Foundations 1. Observing Light 2. Describing Light 3. Describing Colour 4. Light and Vision 5. Lamps and Luminaires 6. Sun and Sky 7. Models and Calculations 8. Measuring Light Part 2: Design 9. Ambience and Place 10. Lighting to Increase Visibility: Tasks and Display 11. Design in Practice Part 3: Applications 12. Desk-based Workplaces 12.1 A School Classroom Worked Example 1: Average Daylight Factor Worked Example 2: Sunlight Penetration Worked Example 3: Lumen Method Worked Example 4: Energy Use 12.2 Offices Professional Design Example I:SHI International Corp World Headquarters, New Jersey, USA 13. Buildings for Display 13.1 Retail Spaces 13.2 Art Galleries and Museums Worked Example 5: Illuminating a Picture, Point Source Calculation Professional Design Example II: The New Acropolis Museum, Athens 14 Residential Care Buildings Professional Design Example III: Colliers Gardens Extra Care Housing, Fishponds, North Bristol, UK Worked Example 6: Sunpaths and Vertical Sky Componentn 15. Hotels: Public Rooms Professional Design Example IV: Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Geneva and Prague 16. Exterior Lighting: Buildings and Pathways 16.1 Floodlighting a Building Worked Example 7: Presentation of Floodlighting Designs 16.2 Pedestrian Routes and Surrounding Areas Professional Design Example V: Devonshire Square, London, UK 16.3 Conclusions 17. References and Further Reading 18. Data

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/09/2013
      ISBN13: 9780415522465, 978-0415522465
      ISBN10: 0415522463

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This fully updated edition of the successful book The Design of Lighting, provides the lighting knowledge needed by the architect in practice, the interior designer and students of both disciplines.

      The new edition offers a clear structure, carefully selected material and linking of lighting with other subjects, in order to provide the reader with a comprehensive and specifically architectural approach to lighting. Features of this new edition include:

      • technical knowledge of lighting in the context of architectural design;
      • an emphasis on imagination in architectural light and presentation of the tools necessary in practice for creative design;
      • additional chapters on the behaviour of light and on the context of design;
      • a strong emphasis on sustainable design and energy saving, with data and examples;
      • analyses of actual lighting schemes and references to current standards and des

        Trade Review

        "The use of the term "guidebook" is intentional in that the apparent goal of the book in concept, if not in the overall size of the book, is to provide all the knowledge one would need as we journey into the "unknown" intending to provide light; a most interesting and intriguing concept in this age of electronic knowledge."Fred Oberkircher, Fellow IES, Ed. IALD, LC, past President lES, Book Review Editor for LD+A



        Table of Contents

        Part 1: Foundations 1. Observing Light 2. Describing Light 3. Describing Colour 4. Light and Vision 5. Lamps and Luminaires 6. Sun and Sky 7. Models and Calculations 8. Measuring Light Part 2: Design 9. Ambience and Place 10. Lighting to Increase Visibility: Tasks and Display 11. Design in Practice Part 3: Applications 12. Desk-based Workplaces 12.1 A School Classroom Worked Example 1: Average Daylight Factor Worked Example 2: Sunlight Penetration Worked Example 3: Lumen Method Worked Example 4: Energy Use 12.2 Offices Professional Design Example I:SHI International Corp World Headquarters, New Jersey, USA 13. Buildings for Display 13.1 Retail Spaces 13.2 Art Galleries and Museums Worked Example 5: Illuminating a Picture, Point Source Calculation Professional Design Example II: The New Acropolis Museum, Athens 14 Residential Care Buildings Professional Design Example III: Colliers Gardens Extra Care Housing, Fishponds, North Bristol, UK Worked Example 6: Sunpaths and Vertical Sky Componentn 15. Hotels: Public Rooms Professional Design Example IV: Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Geneva and Prague 16. Exterior Lighting: Buildings and Pathways 16.1 Floodlighting a Building Worked Example 7: Presentation of Floodlighting Designs 16.2 Pedestrian Routes and Surrounding Areas Professional Design Example V: Devonshire Square, London, UK 16.3 Conclusions 17. References and Further Reading 18. Data

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