{"product_id":"visual-delight-in-architecture-9780367563233","title":"Visual Delight in Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the many ways that our lives are enriched by the presence of natural daylight and window views within our buildings. It makes a compelling case that daily exposure to the rhythms of daylight is essential to our health and well-being, tied to the very genetic foundations of our physiology and cognitive function. It describes all the subtlety, beauty, and pleasures of well-daylit spaces and attractive window views, and explains how these are woven into the fabric of both our everyday sensory experience and enduring cultural perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll types of environmental designers, along with anyone interested in human health and well- being, will fi nd new insights offered by \u003ci\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e. The book is both accessible and provocative, full of personal stories and persuasive research, helping designers to gain a deeper understanding of the scientific basis of their designs, scientists to better grasp the real\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We need this book now more than ever because we spend more time indoors now than at any point in human history. With \u003ci\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, Heschong redirects our gaze and reimagines what it means to create truly humane indoor environments. Every person desires a view to the outdoors to satiate their appetite for light. This is a fundamental human need and its provision should be a basic human right…\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Van Den Wymelenberg, PhD\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDirector, Institute for Health in the Built Environment; Professor of Architecture, University of Oregon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Architects, and anyone, interested in creating a more humanitarian world need to read this book, \u003ci\u003eimmediately\u003c\/i\u003e! As the preeminent architect who demonstrated how daylit buildings can improve learning, working and selling, Lisa Heschong brings us up to date with added attention to views. Skillfully synthesizing research, literature, and design imperatives, Heschong summarizes why both daylight and views are needed in our buildings to better serve all building occupants, our society, and the future of the planet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargo Jones, FAIA, NCARB, LEED-AP\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFounding Partner, Jones Whitsett Architects, Massachusetts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is so much more to \u003cem\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e than seeing – from rhythm to health to cognition to community to beauty to survival – Lisa Heschong brings another brilliant treatise to life, for all of us who design and inhabit architecture.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivian Loftness, FAIA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePaul Mellon Chairholder and University Professor in Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Now, three generations after my architect father Richard Neutra started to write pleas for researched responsible design, architect and researcher Lisa Heschong is showing us how far we have come and how far we have to go in understanding the deep biological impact of what reaches us through our eyes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Raymond Neutra\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEpidemiologist, Past President of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Chair of the Richard Neutra Foundation, Past (Associate and Assistant) Professor of Public Health, UCLA and Harvard University\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading \u003ci\u003eVisual Delight\u003c\/i\u003e is like experiencing Heschong sharing stories around a campfire. The book imbues the next generation of solarpunks with her knowledge while regaling lay readers with the sublime phenomena of our universal experience of the world through our visual system…. It is these contemplative ponderings that truly elevate the book.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Weissman, AIA, MIES, Assoc. IALD\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSenior Associate and Director of Lam Labs at the Cambridge, Mass.–based lighting design firm Lam Partners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture\u003c\/em\u003e by Lisa Heschong (‎Routledge, April 2021, 398 pp.) examines the many ways in which the time we spend indoors is enriched by daylight and window views. The book makes the case that daily exposure to daylight is essential for human health and wellbeing, while describing the subtlety, beauty, and pleasures of well-daylighted spaces and attractive window views.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig DiLouie, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEducator, Journalist and Marketing Expert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2021) explores in an entertaining, accessible, and thorough way the connections between daylight, views and human health and well-being. This delightful book will teach you more than you can imagine about the subject yet will leave you inspired to learn more.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Rylander, AIA\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKennon Williams Landscape Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lisa Heschong's \u003cem\u003eVisual Delight in Architecture: Daylight, Vision, and View \u003c\/em\u003e(Routledge, 2021) is possibly the most significant book on architecture and lighting of the past two decades–a foundational text that lays crucial groundwork for the evolution of research and design practice for a healthier built environment.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClifton Lemon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCEO of Clifton Lemon Associates, program director for the LightSpec Conferences and a member of The Lighting Agora\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lisa Heschong’s recent book is an expansive journey through her extraordinary career’s worth of ideas centered around the human need for light, specifically the dynamism of daylight and the role of views as grounding our place in the world. Its emphasis is on the critical importance of bringing that experience into buildings.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Meek\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCenter for Integrated Design, University of Washington (excerpt from Buildings \u0026amp; Cities) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Prediction \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Planetary Rhythms 2. Chronobiology and Human Health 3. The Evolving and Aging Eye 4. The Predictive Brain 5. Attention and Insight \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Perception \u003c\/strong\u003e6. Learning to See 7. Patterns of Daylight Illumination 8. Designing with Daylight 9. Elements of View \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Motivation \u003c\/strong\u003e10. Daylighting Education 11. Selling Daylight 12. Enduring Urban Forms 13. The Value of View 14. Working with Daylight 15. Healing Daylight \u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Meaning \u003c\/strong\u003e16. Iconic Daylight and Views 17. Visions of Nature 18. Biophilia and Technophilia 19. Synthesis and Next Steps Conclusion Glossary List of Illustrations Notes and References Index Acknowledgements About the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083493024087,"sku":"9780367563233","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367563233.jpg?v=1725549121","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/visual-delight-in-architecture-9780367563233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}