Get the definitive, holistic guide to transforming space with light. There are no shortcuts to designing beautiful and effective architectural lighting. Lighting is both an art and a science that impacts occupants' health and well-being, the Earth's resources, a project's cost, and user satisfaction in the built environment. If you are serious ...
The inspired illumination of any given space can amplify its aesthetic impact and take it from the pedestrian to the sublime. And, for years, this excellent reference has guided architects and designers in the achievement of lighting artistry. Enhanced with more than one hundred new illustrations, "Interior Lighting for Designers, 4th Edition" ...
The exhibition "Light Construction," held at New York's Museum of Modern Art in 1995, maintains a lasting influence on contemporary architecture. Architects represented in the show, such as Steven Holl and Toyo Ito, continue to win prestigious commissions. Others, such as Herzog and de Meuron and Frank Gehry, have risen to celebrity status with ...
In Color and Light, Donald Kaufman and Taffy Dahl, through examples of 26 homes, explore the particularities of the light and air in different regions of the United States and show us just how to use colors to enhance our available light -- whether it be the soft light of the South and the Northwest, the harsh light of the desert, the misted light ...
Lampshades and Lighting includes foolproof instructions for a variety of stylish lighting projects, and covers various techniques and materials for crafting them. Beyond lampshades you'll discover ideas for candles, shades, sconces and window treatments, and choose the right paper for your project from the everyday to the exotic. You'll learn how ...
An in-depth look at how light is used in contemporary architecture to delineate form, color, and space, with particular attention to major projects by international architects including Stephen Holl, Zaha Hadid and Rem Koolhaas.
Lighting is a basic, yet difficult to master, element of interior design, and "Lighting Design Basics" provides the information you need in a concise, highly visual format. Two leading designers, both with decades of experience, offer straightforward coverage of concepts and techniques, and present realistic goals you can use as guides to creating ...
This book features a fascinating collection of some of the most innovative tables, chairs and lights ever designed, those that push the boundaries of imagination, art and design. This is indisputably a must for any designer interested in not only beautiful and often innovative design, but how such furniture is constructed. Taking 50 of each of ...
A practical guide to residential lighting, both new and remodelled, this text presents step-by-step instructions for lighting solutions for each room in the house and exterior surrounding areas.
Hundreds of gas, electric, ceiling, and art glass fixtures, and wall and table lamps from the early 1900s are featured in this reprint of selections from the R. Williamson & Company Lamp Catalog. Originally reprinted in 1980, this essential book has been brought back to life due to popular demand. In addition to revising the prices to reflect ...
McCloud, drawing upon his theatrical background, shows readers how to use lighting to maximum effect in every room of the house. Includes over 275 full-color photographs and 20 illustrations.
Building on the success of his previous two books in this series, "The Lit Environment" sees Derek Phillips approaching the topic of exterior lighting. This book addresses the issues raised by the perception of light experienced by people who are outside buildings. It is not simply about floodlighting buildings, but takes a more embracing approach ...
In the world of interior design, decorative elements are heating up and chandeliers are "back" (many looking like nothing you've ever seen before) and grabbing attention. This book is about how to decorate with chandeliers offering ideas and decorating advice for using chandeliers from classic and traditional styles to a more contemporary new look ...
This large format paperback contains over 160 photos, many in color, with instructions and unique ideas by noted designers. A true do-it-yourself guide.
In the past the focus of urban illumination has been purely functional. This book is a treatise on the work of Kaoru Mende+Lighting Planners Associates, a Japanese firm, which purposely creates spaces to leave a lasting impression through the use of light and shadow. This fascinating full colour book explores the use of light from many different ...
How to Light a historic interior appropriately - or create a realistic period look - can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of re-creating old lighting do exist, and Lighting for Historic Buildings shows how to find them. This ...
From the welcoming porch light to the reassuring night light, this invaluable book discusses all aspects of choosing and using lighting sources, bulbs, and fittings. The book provides a wealth of bright ideas for creative lighting from planning a new lighting scheme to choosing a new bulb.
This practical yet inspirational guide demystifies the process of planning and designing lighting that goes beyond the standard table lamp. Text and full color photos discuss and illustrate various lighting types and techniques such as task and concealed lighting, dimmer systems and halogen lighting, overlapping pools of light and shadow. Includes ...
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