Lighting Design Basics (eBook)

Mark Karlen, James R. Benya (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2011 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-03978-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Lighting is a basic, yet difficult-to-master, element of interiordesign, and Lighting Design Basics provides the informationyou need in a concise, highly visual format. Two leading designers,both with decades of experience, offer straightforward coverage ofconcepts and techniques, and present realistic goals you can use asguides to creating simple, typical lighting designs and whencollaborating with professional designers on more complex projects.

Design scenarios for more than twenty different spacesillustrate real-world case studies for illuminating residential andcommercial spaces, from kitchens to doctors' offices. Each scenarioincludes an in-depth rationale for the proposed solution,insightful lighting distribution diagrams, floor plans, and detailsfor lighting installation and construction. In addition, exercisesallow you to develop lighting design skills in preparation forworking on actual projects, as well as the NCIDQ and NCARBexams.

Packed with informative illustrations, Lighting DesignBasics is an invaluable resource for students, as well asinterior designers and architects studying for professionallicensing exams.

Autor

MARK KARLEN, AIA, ASID, is Chairman of the Interior DesignDepartment at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Inaddition to an extensive career in architecture and interiordesign, he has dedicated many years to interior design education,including preparation courses for the professional licensing exam. JAMES BENYA, PE, FIES, IALD, LC, is Principal of BenyaLighting Design of West Linn, Oregon. He is a professional lightingdesigner and consultant with more than thirty years of experience.His design work has been published in numerous industry magazines,and he has lectured extensively on the professional conferencecircuit.

Inhalt

Preface.

Chapter 1. Introduction: How to Use This Book.

Chapter 2. Light Sources.

Chapter 3. Luminaires.

Chapter 4. Switching and Dimming.

Chapter 5. Daylighting.

Chapter 6. Lighting Calculations.

Chapter 7. Documenting Lighting Design.

Chapter 8. Lighting Concepts: The Layers Approach.

Chapter 9. A Basic Approach to Lighting Design.

Chapter 10. Residential Lighting Design.

Chapter 11. Office and Corporate Lighting Design.

Chapter 12. Hospitality Lighting Design.

Chapter 13. Health Care/Institutional Lighting Design.

Chapter 14. Lighting for Stores.

Chapter 15. Lighting Common Spaces.

Chapter 16. The Professional Process of Lighting.

Chapter 17. Collaborating with Lighting Designers.

Chapter 18. Computers and Lighting Design.

Chapter 19. Developing Skills Beyond the Basics.

Appendix A. Educational Programs in Lighting.

Appendix B. Energy Codes.

Resources.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.1.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Architecture • Architektur • Innenarchitektur • Interior design
• ISBN-10: 1-118-03978-5 / 1118039785
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-03978-6 / 9781118039786