Lighting Design Basics
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION
How to Use This Book
This book is an instructional tool designed to develop the necessary knowledge
and skills for solving lighting design problems for typical rooms and
spaces. Of equal importance is the development of the necessary knowledge
and skills for collaborating with lighting design professionals in solving problems
for complex rooms and spaces. The book is directed to both students and
professionals in architecture and interior design as well as those in related
fields such as facilities management, construction management, store planning,
and electrical engineering.
The primary focus is on design, not on technology or terminology. Design
is here defined as the development of a lighting design concept and the
selection and placement of luminaires to achieve the desired result. Lighting
technology (and related terminology) will be covered in enough depth to
serve the design orientation of the book's methodologies. For more information
related to these technical factors, the Bibliography identifies the best
sources.
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