This handbook offers guidance concerning design concepts, techniques, and the overall design process. Real-world case studies illustrate design scenarios for about 20 different spaces, including both residential and commercial areas. Each scenarios includes a detailed rationale for the proposed solution, lighting distribution diagrams, floor plans, and a discussion of installation and construction. Karlen teaches interior design at the Pratt Institute; Benya is a professional lighting designer and consultant. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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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 simple, typical lighting designs and when collaborating with professional designers on more complex projects.Design scenarios for more than twenty different spaces illustrate real-world case studies for illuminating residential and commercial spaces, from kitchens to doctors' offices. Each scenario includes an in-depth rationale for the proposed solution, insightful lighting distribution diagrams, floor plans, and details for lighting installation and construction. In addition, exercises allow you to develop lighting design skills in preparation for working on actual projects, as well as the NCIDQ and NCARB exams.Packed with informative illustrations, Lighting Design Basics is an invaluable resource for students, as well as interior designers and architects studying for professional licensing exams.
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