Lighting for interior design. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Malcolm Innes.
• Other Names: Innes, Malcolm
• Contents: Part I. Theory : The physics of light : What is light? ; The physical properties of light: what designers need to know ; What is color? ; Quantifying light -- Human factors : Sensing light ; Adaption ; Eyes and the sense of sight ; Light and psychology -- Natural light : What do humans need? Sources of natural light ; Range of intensity ; Direction of natural light ; Daylight control : Case study: Architecture Gallery, Victoria & Albert Museum, London -- Electric light : Sources of electric light ; Luminaires ; Visualizing patterns of light ; Lighting control systems -- Part II. Process and practice : Lighting principles : Visual hierarchy ; Understanding qualities of natural light ; Understanding layers of light ; Change and variation ; Creating drama through lighting ; Changing and controlling light ; Surfaces and texture -- Lighting for people : How much light is enough? Lighting for comfort and safety ; Task lighting ; Lighting for orientation : Case study: Wayfinding: Terminal 2F, Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris ; Avoiding glare : Case study: Low light gallery, St. Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow, UK -- Lighting for architecture : Ambient lighting ; Accent lighting : Case study: One Gyle Square, Edinburgh, UK ; Case study: Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Mosque [The Grand Mosque], Abu Dhabi, UAE ; Lighting vertical surfaces ; Integrating light with architecture : Case study: Morimoto Restaurant, Philadelphia -- The design process : Researching the project ; Analysis of needs ; Outline proposal stage ; Construction stage ; Final focus and programming ; Client handover : Case study: St. Marchar's Cathedral, Aberdeen, UK -- Recording and visualizing lighting : Drawing and sketching ; Abstract representation ; Diagrammatic representation ; Photography ; Computer renderings as a design tool ; Physical models -- Project communication and completion : What is enough information? ; Sections and elevation drawings : Case study: Musée de l'Orangerie, Paris ; Light renderings ; Recording circuiting and control intent ; Use of sketch details ; Lighting mock-ups and tests ; Specification documents ; Realizing the project -- Conclusion: the future -- Glossary.
• Publisher Details: London : Laurence King Publishing
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Subjects: 729.28; Lighting, Architectural and decorative; Lighting; Lighting; Éclairage; lighting; Lighting, Architectural and decorative; Lighting; House and Home; Lighting; Lighting, Architectural and decorative; Architektur; Beleuchtung; Innenarchitektur; House and Home; Beispielsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780673905; 1780673906
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.