Illuminating : natural light in residential architecture /

Illuminating examines central aspects of light planning. General characteristics and fundamental principles as well as subtle facets of an intelligent treatment of daylight are discussed and critically examined within an expanded architecture- and cultural-historical context.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Corrodi, Michelle
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Spechtenhauser, Klaus
Published: Birkhauser,
Publisher Address: Basel/Berlin/Boston :
Publication Dates: [2008]
©2008
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783038216414
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Summary: Illuminating examines central aspects of light planning. General characteristics and fundamental principles as well as subtle facets of an intelligent treatment of daylight are discussed and critically examined within an expanded architecture- and cultural-historical context.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(232pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9783038216414
Index Number: NA2794
CLC: TU113
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction --
Well Lighted? --
Modern Living --
Light, Sight, Space --
Illuminating: Seeing Well and Seeing Comfortably --
Lighting Effects: Beyond Seeing Comfortably --
Best Of: Eleven Masters of Natural Light --
Selected Bibliography --
Illustration Credits --
On the Authors --
Acknowledgments --
Backmatter.