Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting DesignThis authoritative and multi-disciplinary book provides architects, lighting specialists, and anyone else working daylight into design, with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental element of architecture.
This book should trigger creative thought. It recognizes that good lighting design needs both knowledge and imagination. |
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Contents
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two What light does | 31 |
three The daylight climate | 59 |
four Daylight and the form of buildings | 77 |
five Energy and control | 111 |
six Standards design guidance and development control | 119 |
seven Daylight factors | 133 |
Other editions - View all
Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design Peter Tregenza,Michael Peter Wilson Limited preview - 2011 |
Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design Peter Tregenza,Michael Wilson No preview available - 2015 |
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