Lighting Design Basics - Mark Karlen, James R. Benya, Christina Spangler

Lighting Design Basics

Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2012 | 2nd Edition
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-47427-3 (ISBN)
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Lighting Design Basics, Second Edition provides the fundamental information the new designer needs in a concise, highly visual format. It presents realistic goals that can be used as guides to creating simple, typical lighting designs and when collaborating with professional designers on more complex projects.
The essential book of lighting for professional designers, now updated and revised
Providing the fundamental information new designers need to succeed in a concise, highly visual format, the Second Edition of Lighting Design Basics presents realistic goals that can be used as a guide to create simple yet impressive lighting designs and when collaborating with professional designers on more complex projects.


Drawing on real–world case studies— from kitchens to doctors′ offices—the book is packed with attractive, helpful illustrations, making it an invaluable resource for students, as well as interior designers and architects studying for professional licensing exams.




Authored by leading lighting designers with decades of experience
Offers straightforward coverage of lighting concepts and techniques
Contains design scenarios for more than twenty different types of spaces


Lighting is a basic, yet difficult–to–master element of interior design. Lightning Design Basics changes that, putting the power to create in the hands of the designer.

Mark Karlen, PhD, AIA, ASID, has a long and distinguished career in design education and professional practice as an architect and interior designer. He has chaired the interior programs at the University of Cincinnati and Pratt Institute, as well as having completed many successful buildings and interiors projects. James R. Benya, PE, FIES, IALD, LC, is a lighting designer and Principal of Benya Lighting Design of West Linn, Oregon. He is widely published in industry magazines and has lectured extensively on the professional conference circuit. Christina Spangler, LC, IALD, IES, is a lighting designer and Principal in the Philadelphia and New York City–based Lighting Design Collaborative. She currently teaches at Moore College of Art and Design.

Preface vii
Chapter 1 Introduction: How to Use This Book 1


Chapter 2 Basic Concepts in Lighting 3


Chapter 3 Qualities of Light Sources 11


Chapter 4 Daylighting 19


Chapter 5 Lamps 25


Chapter 6 Luminaires 39


Chapter 7 Lighting Controls 55


Chapter 8 Quantity of Light 61


Chapter 9 Quality of Light 75


Chapter 10 Lighting Design Approach 83


Chapter 11 Documenting Lighting Design 89


Chapter 12 Residential Lighting Design 97


Chapter 13 Workspace Lighting Design 121


Chapter 14 Classroom Lighting Design 137


Chapter 15 Healthcare Lighting Design 143


Chapter 16 Retail Lighting Design 151


Chapter 17 Hospitality Lighting Design 165


Chapter 18 Lighting for Common Spaces 185


Chapter 19 Outdoor Lighting Design 207


Chapter 20 Basic Lighting Retrofitting 213


Chapter 21 Professional Lighting Design 215


Appendix A Computers in Lighting 223


Appendix B Energy Code Calculations 227


Appendix C Lighting in LEED 231


Bibliography 233


Index 235

Erscheint lt. Verlag 11.5.2012
Verlagsort Chichester
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 275 mm
Gewicht 806 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
Technik Architektur
Technik Bauwesen
ISBN-10 0-470-47427-0 / 0470474270
ISBN-13 978-0-470-47427-3 / 9780470474273
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