Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2012.

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Description based upon print version of record.. - Daylighting Natural Light in Architecture; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; History; Environment; Windows; Energy; Human Factors; Daylight calculation; Case studies; Part I; 1 History; Windows; Architectural development; Takeover of artificial light; Renewal of interest in daylight; Energy use; Passive architecture; Strategy; Control; 2 Environment; Change and variety; Modelling; Orientation; Sunlight; Colour; View; Health; 3 Windows; Window shapes; Symbolism; Privacy; Rooflights; Atriums; Glazing; High tech glazing; Window openings. - Architect: Justin De Syllas, Avanti ArchitectsLighting Design: Justin de Syllas; EDUCATION; Worlds End School, Enfield; Architect: Architects' Co-Partnership (ACP); Engineer: TG Armstrong and Partners; Client: London Borough of Enfield; Orchard Learning and Resource; Architect: Ahrends Burton and Koralek (ABK); Engineer: Ove Arup and Partners; Client: Selly Oak Colleges, Cadbury Trust; Student's Union, University of Warwick; Engineer: Buro Happold; Architect: Casson Conder; Client: University of Warwick; City Learning Centre, Bristol; Architect: Alec French Partnershi. - Architect: Venturi Scott Brown & AssociatesAssociate Architects: Hermet-Blanc-Lagausie-omens-Atelier A4 and Anderson/Swartz Architects; Lighting Design:Cabinet Berthon; Client: Conseil General de la Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, France; 88 Wood Street; Architect: Richard Rogers; Structural and Service Engineers: Ove Arup and Partners; Client: Daiwa. Europe Properties; Portcullis House, Westminster; Architect: Michael Hopkins and Partners; Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners; Client: House of Commons, Palace of Westminster; Squire's Offices; Architect and Lighting Design: Squire and Partners, Architects. - Client: Squire and PartnersArup Campus, Solihull; Architect and Lighting Design: Arup Associates; Client: Arup; MOD Abbey Wood Campus; Architect: Percy Thomas Partnership (PTP); Engineer: Hoare Lee; Client: Ministry of Defence, Defence Procurement Agency; Host Street, Bristol; Architect and Lighting Design: Jeremy Johnson-Marshall; Client: Kinneir Dufort Design Limited; RESIDENTIAL; Great Eastern Hotel; Architect: The Manser Practice; Interiors: Conran; Lighting Consultant: DPA Lighting Consultants/Maurice Brill; Client: Great Eastern Hotel; De Syllas House. - Engineer: Wicheloe MacFarlane BDP. - Solar shadingInnovative systems; The future; 4 Energy; Reduction; Waste; Artificial light; Daylight; Controls; Solar; Legislation; 5 Calculations; Example 1; Natural lighting; Artificial lighting; Example 2; Conclusions; Part II; 6 Case Studies; Introduction; Offices; Residential; Education; Ecclesiastical; Leisure; Display; Transport; Industrial; Selected List of Case Studies; OFFICES; The Reichstag, Berlin; Architect: Foster and Partners; Lighting Design: Claude Engle; Client: Federal Republic of Germany; Provincial Capitol Building, Toulouse, France. - Daylighting offers a general theory and introduction to the use of natural light in architecture.The fourth of Derek Phillip's lighting books draws on his experience to illustrate how best to bring natural light into building design. As sustainability becomes a core principal for designers, daylighting comes to the fore as an alternative to artificial, energy consuming, light. Here, Phillips makes a rational argument for considering daylight first, outlining the arguments in favour of a daylight approach, and goes on to show, through a series ofb

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