Architectural Lighting Design - Hardcover

Steffy, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471386383 ISBN 13: 9780471386384

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

More than 35% new material, including more than 80 new color and black–and–white illustrations.
∗ Addresses new topics, such as light and health, ADA criteria and issues, value engineering, computer modeling techniques, and more.
∗ Covers major programming issues in lighting design and presents creative techniques for conceptualizing and visualizing lighted spaces.
∗ Describes a wide range of tools and methods for achieving desired lighting effects.
∗ Accompanying Web site offers additional material and resources.

About this title

Review

"...a comprehensive desktop reference for lighting design professionals and students and is highly recommended..." ( Lighting, Research and Technology, Vol.34, No.2, 2002)

"This is an excellent book." (LD+A, January 2003)

From the Back Cover

The definitive, holistic guide to transforming space with light

There are no shortcuts to designing beautiful and effective architectural lighting. Lighting is both an art and a science that impacts occupants′ health and well–being, the Earth′s resources, a project′s cost, and user satisfaction in the built environment. If you are serious about lighting, Architectural Lighting Design, Third Edition is the one source for all the technical skills, aesthetic fundamentals, and practical knowledge you need to design efficient, sustainable interior and exterior lighting for every type of building.

Expanding on the depth and breadth of previous editions, this Third Edition boasts more than one–quarter new material, including new discussions about sustainability, lighting details, and the assessment of manufacturers′ product data.

This richly visual, easy–reference learning tool ramps up the wattage of its coverage with:

• More than 220 black–and–white photographs, which expand and improve the visual repertoire

• New, in–depth coverage of daylighting, controls, and lamping strategies for more sustainable lighting solutions

• An attractive revamped design and content structure for easier access

• Guidance on criteria, design concepts, and details

• An accompanying Web site with additional information and color application photos

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471386383
• ISBN 13: 9780471386384
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 288