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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Birkhauser,
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Publisher Address: | Basel/Berlin/Boston : |
Publication Dates: |
[2008] ©2008 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783038216414 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783038216414.jpg |
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. |