Light zone city : light planning in the urban context / Christa van Santen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Santen, Christa van.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Light in architecture.

Lighting, Architectural and decorative.

Architectural design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the author embodies her many years of experience as a practitioner and teacher of lighting design. She articulates basic planning rules for the outdoor lighting of buildings, traffic routes, and squares, and presents and elucidates new artificial lighting systems and outdoor lamps with the help of examples.

The face of the nocturnal metropolis is marked decisively by light, and the number and variety of the light sources is increasing to the point of "light terror." A well-lit urban space can be very inviting, giving residents and visitors a sense of well-being and security. A successful lighting design can also give the city at night an identity of its own and accentuate architectural qualities. In this book, the author embodies her many years of experience as a practitioner and teacher of lighting design. In preparation, she visited ten European cities - including Paris, Brussels, Berlin, London, Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam - with different urban situations. This has enabled her to present different planning and design tasks systematically and to illustrate specific solutions. In addition to articulating basic planning rules for the outdoor lighting of buildings, traffic routes, and squares, she presents and elucidates new artificial lighting systems and outdoor lamps with the help of examples.

Contents:

Frontmatter

The City as an Outside Interior

Beautification of the City

Public Lighting

Designing with Light

The Illumination of Buildings

Case Studies

Light Pollution

Maintenance

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-281-96002-0

9786611960025

3-7643-7829-8

OCLC:

858228676