Interior Lighting for Designers

The revised edition of the highly successful, seminal book that has introduced generations of architects and designers to the principles of lightingWritten by one of the world's masters of architectural lighting design, Interior Lighting for Designers, Fourth Edition clearly and concisely describes the same steps in the lighting design process that a professional follows in practice.Working from the premise that lighting design is a rational process, author Gary Gordon provides a solid conceptual foundation based on the conviction that the lighting condition of interiors has enormous emotional impact on people. With an emphasis on designing light, tools and techniques for every phase of his process are presented as a means to achieve the optimal design. Thorough examinations of the latest advances in lighting technology and practiceThe newest light sources, fixtures, and systemsMore than 250 illustrations, photographs, and color plates