Lighting and Colour for Hospital Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lighting and Colour for Hospital Design write by Hilary Dalke. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Lighting and Colour for Hospital Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The quality of the visual hospital environment can have a positive psychological effect on patient recovery and staff performance. This guidance document focuses on the visual environment in hospitals and healthcare buildings, and the use of appropriate colour design and lighting. It was written jointly by BRE and the Colour Design Research Centre at London South Bank University, as part of a Department of Health funded project.
Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment
Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment write by Konrad Domke. This book was released on 2011. Light in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Wessex Institute of Technology has for years been convening conferences on sustainable architecture and planning, design in nature, heritage architecture, and environmental health. With the growing importance of lighting in the creation of better, healthier environments, the enhancement of heritage architecture, and the recovery of urban areas, as well as new developments in more sustainable lighting it became clear that a conference focusing on lighting issues would be useful. This book contains the papers to be presented at the first International Conference on Lighting in Engineering, Architecture and the Environment, discussing the latest developments in a variety of topics related to light and illumination, from its engineering aspects to its use in art and architecture and the effect of light on living systems and human health. Ranging from discussions of technical issues regarding equipment design and light measurement to human perception of light and the effect of light on human health, the book will be of interest to architectures, planners, environmental health experts, and stage designers in academia, industry and government, as well as colleagues discussing the latest developments in a variety of topics related to light and illumination, from its engineering aspects to its use in art and architecture and the effect of light on living systems and human health.
The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual
The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual write by Keith Bright. This book was released on 2010-01-06. The Colour, Light and Contrast Manual available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Endorsed by the Society of Light and Lighting, this practical bookoffers comprehensive guidance on how colour, light and contrast canbe incorporated within buildings to enhance their usability. Thebook provides state-of-the-art, clear guidance as well as avaluable information source for busy professionals involved in thedesign or management of new and existing environments. The ways colour, light and contrast are used within builtenvironments are critical in determining how people interact withthe space, and how confident, safe, and secure they will feel whendoing so. They also have a major influence on a person’ssense of well-being and their ability to use the environmentindependently and without undue effort. Understanding how to use colour and contrast and how they areinfluenced by both natural and artificial lighting is vital for allthose involved in the design and management of the environments andspaces we all use. In recent years there has been a considerable amount of workundertaken to further our understanding of how colour, light andcontrast affect emotion and sensory abilities, and how they canassist or hinder people in their everyday lives. Other publications consider these issues individually but TheColour, Light and Contrast Manual: designing and managing inclusivebuilt environments draws knowledge and information together toproduce a unique, comprehensive and informative guide to how thethree elements can work together to improve the design andmanagement of environments for us all. Supporting website at: www.wiley.com/go/brightandcook
Color and Design
Color and Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Color and Design write by Marilyn DeLong. This book was released on 2013-08-29. Color and Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From products we use to clothes we wear, and spaces we inhabit, we rely on colour to provide visual appeal, data codes and meaning. Color and Design addresses how we understand and experience colour, and through specific examples explores how colour is used in a spectrum of design-based disciplines including apparel design, graphic design, interior design, and product design. Through highly engaging contributions from a wide range of international scholars and practitioners, the book explores colour as an individual and cultural phenomenon, as a pragmatic device for communication, and as a valuable marketing tool. Color and Design provides a comprehensive overview for scholars and an accessible text for students on a range of courses within design, fashion, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology and visual and material culture. Its exploration of colour in marketing as well as design makes this book an invaluable resource for professional designers. It will also allow practitioners to understand how and why colour is so extensively varied and offers such enormous potential to communicate.
Lighting Guide 2
Lighting Guide 2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lighting Guide 2 write by Nikolas Bukorović. This book was released on 2019. Lighting Guide 2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
