Daylight design of buildings / Nick Baker and Koen Steemers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Nick (Nick Vashon)

Contributor:

Steemers, Koen.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daylighting.

Light in architecture.

Interior lighting.

Physical Description:

x, 250 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

London : James & James, [2002]

Summary:

To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the study of some sixty buildings, this design manual has been developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles which lie behind successful daylight design. These principles are illustrated with examples drawn from the case study buildings. The emphasis throughout has been on practical methods to improve design, rather than techniques studied for any intrinsic interest.The book provides the necessary tools to assist the designer to provide well daylit interiors, and shows that good daylight design is not a restriction on architectural expression but, on the contrary, acts as an inspiration and foundation for good architecture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1873936885

OCLC:

50446797