Daylight, design and place-making. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hisham Elkadi, Sura Al-Maiyah.
• Authors: Elkadi, Hisham; Al-Maiyah, Sura
• Contents: Preface; Chapter 1: History of Light, Shades and Shadows; The Ancient Civilisations; Ancient Egypt; The Vernacular Language; Vernacular Architecture in East Asia; The Modern Masters of Daylight; Chapter 2: Structures of Light: Daylight and Place-Making; Daylight and the Theory of Place; Spatial Enclosure and Daylight; Elements of Spatial Definition ; Chapter 3: Reading Daylight; Introduction; The Track of the Sun; Climate, Sky Conditions and Light; The Nature of the Site; Reflected Sunlight and Skylight; The Architecture of D-Light; Daylighting Studies; Daylight Perforamance and Facades Components-Related Variables; Chapter 4: Daylight and Health; Introduction; The 'Sunshine Vitamin'; Shifting Boundaries: Sun Exposure Avoidance Versus Overexposure; Well-Being and the Biology of Daylight; Chapter 5: Delight of Heritage; Daylight in Historic Buildings; Building Adaptive Re-Use; Restoration of Heritage Sites; Museums
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 729.28; Daylighting; Architecture -- Human factors
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317154655; 9781317154662; 9781317154648; 9781315575896
• Related ISBNs: 9780754672319
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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