Lighting Design Basics

Lighting Design Basics
Author: Mark Karlen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2012-06-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1118287924
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The essential book of lighting for professional designers, now updated and revised Providing the fundamental information new designers need to succeed in a concise, highly visual format, the Second Edition of Lighting Design Basics presents realistic goals that can be used as a guide to create simple yet impressive lighting designs and when collaborating with professional designers on more complex projects. Drawing on real-world case studies— from kitchens to doctors' offices—the book is packed with attractive, helpful illustrations, making it an invaluable resource for students, as well as interior designers and architects studying for professional licensing exams. Authored by leading lighting designers with decades of experience Offers straightforward coverage of lighting concepts and techniques Contains design scenarios for more than twenty different types of spaces Lighting is a basic, yet difficult-to-master element of interior design. Lightning Design Basics changes that, putting the power to create in the hands of the designer.

Architectural Lighting Design

Architectural Lighting Design
Author: Admir Jukanovic
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Total Pages: 445
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1785004581
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Where do you start if you want to light an interior space? What is the best colour temperature for your design scheme? What do you need to consider when choosing LED lamps and luminaires? Architectural Lighting Design answers these questions and more in a comprehensive introduction to the design, application and techniques of lighting interior spaces. Using real examples of successful lighting schemes, experienced designer Admir Jukanovic explains the fundamentals of lamps and luminaires, and how to meet the requirements of a design brief. Topics include treatments and techniques for lighting designs; tips for understanding the deliverables and fulfilling brief; the five project phases, from concept to commission and the common pitfalls to avoid when using artificial lighting in architecture. An invaluable book that gives an introduction to the design, application and techniques of lighting interior spaces. Will appeal to students, aspiring lighting designers, architects, interior designers and electrical engineers. Gives details on treatments and techniques for lighting designs; lighting design schemes; specification sheets; load schedules and much, much more. Fully illustrated with 102 colour photographs and 181 colour line artworks. Admir Jukanovic is an award-winning lighting designer with fifteen years' experience in the industry.

Designing with Light

Designing with Light
Author: Jason Livingston
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2021-11-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1119807794
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The new edition of the popular introduction to architectural lighting design, covering all stages of the lighting design process Designing with Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, Second Edition, provides students and professionals alike with comprehensive understanding of the use of lighting to define and enhance a space. This accessible, highly practical textbook covers topics such as the art and science of color, color rendering and appearance, lighting control systems, building codes and standards, and sustainability and energy conservation. Throughout the text, accomplished lighting designer and instructor Jason Livingston offers expert insights on the use of color, the interaction between light and materials, the relation between light, vision, and psychology, and more. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition features new chapters on design thinking, common lighting techniques, and lighting economics. Expanded sections on aesthetics, controlling LEDs, light, and health, designing with light, and color mixing luminaires are supported by new case studies, examples, and exercises. Featuring hundreds of high-quality color images and illustrations, Designing with Light: Provides systematic guidance on all aspects of the lighting design process Thoroughly covers color and light, including color perception, color rendering, and designing with colored light Explains the theory behind the practice of architectural lighting design Contains information on cost estimating, life cycle analysis, voluntary energy programs, and professional lighting design credentials Includes an instructor resource site with PowerPoint presentations, test questions, and suggested assignments for each chapter, and also a student site with flashcards, self-evaluation tests, and helpful calculators. Designing with Light: The Art, Science, and Practice of Architectural Lighting Design, Second Edition is perfect for architecture, interior design, and electrical engineering programs that include courses on lighting design, as well as professionals looking for a thorough and up-to-date desk reference.

Lighting Design Basics

Lighting Design Basics
Author: Mark Karlen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2011-01-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1118039785
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Lighting is a basic, yet difficult-to-master, element of interior design, and Lighting Design Basics provides the information you need in a concise, highly visual format. Two leading designers, both with decades of experience, offer straightforward coverage of concepts and techniques, and present realistic goals you can use as guides to creating simple, typical lighting designs and when collaborating with professional designers on more complex projects. Design scenarios for more than twenty different spaces illustrate real-world case studies for illuminating residential and commercial spaces, from kitchens to doctors' offices. Each scenario includes an in-depth rationale for the proposed solution, insightful lighting distribution diagrams, floor plans, and details for lighting installation and construction. In addition, exercises allow you to develop lighting design skills in preparation for working on actual projects, as well as the NCIDQ and NCARB exams. Packed with informative illustrations, Lighting Design Basics is an invaluable resource for students, as well as interior designers and architects studying for professional licensing exams.

Lighting Design

Lighting Design
Author: Ulrike Brandi
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2012-12-17
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3034615698
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Kompakte, systematische Einführung in die Grundlagen der Tages- und Kunstlichtplanung Mehr als jedes verwendete Material bestimmt das Licht Raumwirkungen, erzeugt Stimmungen, inszeniert Architektur. In gut belichteten Räumen fühlen wir uns wohl und sind leistungsfähig, Licht fördert die Gesundheit. Darüber hinaus trägt eine sinnvolle Tages- und darauf abgestimmte Kunstlichtplanung - gerade in Bürogebäuden - wesentlich zur Energieeinsparung bei. Zusammengestellt von erfahrenen Fachautoren aus Praxis und Lehre, bietet der neue Band der Reihe Detail Praxis wichtige Grundlagen zur Tages- und Kunstlichtplanung. Neben einfachen Planungsregeln wie Grundrissgestaltung, Gebäudeorientierung und Fassadengliederung werden aktuelle Tages- und Kunstlichtsysteme vorgestellt und an Beispielprojekten erläutert.

What Is Lighting Design?

What Is Lighting Design?
Author: Michael Chybowski
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2024-02-12
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1003834833
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What Is Lighting Design?: A Genealogy of People and Ideas explains what lighting design is by looking at the history of ideas that are a part of this craft and how those ideas developed. Lighting design began in the West with the Renaissance, and each historical period since then has modified how and why light is used in performance, the methods for producing light, and the consensus around what its purpose is. Exploring each lighting design era and the basic components of lighting design, the book discusses how the central ideas of this craft developed over the past 500 years, what today’s lighting designers are concerned with, and how lighting design contributes to performances. This book is designed as a main course text for History of Lighting Design university courses and a supplementary text for and Introduction to Lighting Design, Stagecraft, and Scenography courses. It will also be of interest to directors, choreographers, and working lighting designers who wish to explore the history and meaning of their craft.

Architectural Lighting Design

Architectural Lighting Design
Author: Gary Steffy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2002
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471386384
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This book goes right to the heart of what every professional and student needs to know above all - how to effectively meet real-world lighting design challenges.

Interior Lighting for Designers

Interior Lighting for Designers
Author: Gary Gordon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2015-01-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 111841506X
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This revised edition of the successful primer thoroughly covers fundamentals of lighting design, and also serves as a handy reference for professional designers. The Fifth Edition is more comprehensive than ever, with new information on LED, energy efficiency, and other current issues. In addition, it includes more information for drawing ceiling floor plans and the application of designs to specific types of interiors projects. Considered a "key reference" for the Lighting Certified exam, no other text combines both technical and creative aspects of lighting design for beginners and novice designers.

Lighting by Design

Lighting by Design
Author: Christopher Cuttle
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2008-10-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136437916
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Lighting by Design provides guidance on where to find inspiration for lighting ideas, how to plan the technical detail and how to execute the plan to create safe, effective and beautiful schemes. Christopher Cuttle's unique three level approach uses Observation, Visualisation and Realisation as the means to achieve these aims. Cuttle is a well known figure in the UK, US and Australia and New Zealand, with a wealth of experience of both teaching and practice. This new edition is fully updated and produced in full colour with many new diagrams and photographs. It will be immensely useful to professional and student architects, interior designers and specialist lighting designers.

Ultimate Lighting Design

Ultimate Lighting Design
Author: Hervé Descottes
Publisher: teNeues
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9783832790165
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The lighting designer is at once an artist and an engineer. He uses the best technology available to reveal scope, space, and form?both in landscapes and in urban environments?and aims to do so in a way that achieves a functional, creative, and environmental result. This relatively recent profession is the focus of the latest title in teNeues? Ultimate series. Lighting Design presents an illustrated overview of Herv? Descottes? many projects. Founder of the renowned New York design firm L?Observatoire International, Descottes collaborated with architects such as Frank Gehry (Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA), Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel and OMA/Rem Koolhaas (three museums in Seoul, South Korea), and Richard Meier (Restaurant 66, New York City).