Architectural Lighting - Hardcover

Egan, M. David; Olgyay, Victor W.

 
9780070205871: Architectural Lighting

Synopsis

This second edition contains a comprehensive and in-depth presentation of lighting fundamentals. The text continues to focus on both natural and artificial lighting and includes chapters on Design Tools and the Design Process. Case studies have also been added, providing helpful exercises for the engineering student. The addition of topics such as energy efficiency, computer programs, and urban design will also appeal to architectural students. The text will continue to be the single, comprehensive resource for illumination education.

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From the Publisher

Focus on both natural and artificial lighting
Abundant Case Studies
Addition of topics such as energy efficiency and computer programs
New chapters on design tools and the design process

Book Description

Extensively revised, this Second Edition offers architects and designers the most current thinking and practice in their profession on the scientific properties of light, the uses of natural and electric light in buildings, lighting effects and applications, and design tools and processes. To help the reader on the job, there is full coverage of lighting calculation methods, including the Lumen Method, as well as a number of useful CAD and computer rendering solutions.

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ISBN 10:  0070190542 ISBN 13:  9780070190542
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2010
Hardcover