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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461793503321

Autore

Descottes Hervé

Titolo

Architectural lighting [[electronic resource] ] : designing with light and space / / Hervé Descottes ; with Cecilia E. Ramos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, 2011

ISBN

1-61689-209-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Architecture briefs

Altri autori (Persone)

RamosCecilia E

Disciplina

729/.28

Soggetti

Light in architecture

Lighting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Six Visual Principles of Light""; ""Illuminance""; ""Luminance""; ""Color and Temperature""; ""Height""; ""Density""; ""Direction and Distribution""; ""Analysis""; ""High Line, New York, New York, United States""; ""Newtown Creek Water Pollution Treatment Plant,Brooklyn, New York, United States""; ""Jules Verne, Paris, France""; ""Beige, Tokyo, Japan""; ""Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki,Finland""; ""Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota,United States""; ""Essays""; ""A Conversation with Steven Holl""

""Sensations of Light, Sylvain Dubuisson""""Light and Landscape, James Corner""; ""Appendices""; ""Lighting Fixture Layout and Illuminance Calculations""; ""Appendix A: Historical Timeline of Light Sources""; ""Appendix B: Recommended Illuminance Values""; ""Appendix C: Color Temperature vs. Color RenderingIndex of Light Sources""; ""Appendix D: Basic Characteristics of General LightSources""; ""Appendix E: Lighting Symbol Legend""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Image Credits""