|
| Interior Lighting for Designers, 3rd Edition |
|
 Larger image
|
List Price: $90.00
Our Price: $39.95
You Save: $ 50.05 (56%)
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
|
Average Customer Rating:  
|
|
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 729.28
EAN: 9780471509707
ISBN: 0471509701
Label: John Wiley & Sons
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 300
Publication Date: 1995-03-06
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Studio: John Wiley & Sons
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Reviews:
|
This study describes all aspects of architectural lighting design practice and techniques. The authors explain how to provide light for architecture by describing in clear and simple terms the process of lighting design, which can be applied to any space with lighting needs. All elements of lighting are described, including perception, brightness and use of daylight, with definitions of terminology used. Numerous illustrations are included to highlight the text.
|
|
|
| Spotlight customer reviews: |
|
Customer Rating:
Summary: Lighting Book Review
Comment: I thought this book gave a great overview of both the physics of light and the principles of good lighting design.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent resource
Comment: This is an excellent reference for any designer. The text is in simple language and makes lighting concepts very easy to comprehend. I actually enjoyed reading it and will be a better lighting designer because of it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very good book!
Comment: This is a great lighting design book, lots of graphical explanations, lots of useful information, a must-buy for any kind of interior designer!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not Good Introductory Textbook Material
Comment: This is a required book for an introductory lighting class I'm taking. Since we are solely relying on this book and it isn't supplemented with lecture material, I find that, without familiarity with lighting terminology and concepts, it is very difficult to understand -- very cryptic with the seemingly overused language of the field. While the author may be very knowledgeable, I feel the book is not very well written and the target audience is, perhaps, not intended to be, essentially, the layman. I don't find the organization of ideas and concepts to be clearly laid out or communicated well and, as they unfold, and I come to understand what the author is trying to say, wonder why it was made so difficult -- is that all he means, geesh and why didn't he tell me that earlier. It would be easier to understand the general concept of things first, even in plain English perhaps, and then go on to a more technical description to learn the language of the field and get the details. Just seems to make simple things very complicated, especially with the language, flow of ideas, and phrasing.
I also find a lot of the graphic figures and photo examples need some clarification or more details. A picture's supposed to be worth a thousand words, not be cryptic and time-consuming to understand.
Sorry, I would not recommend this for students who are not primed first. Especially the younger ones.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great teacher
Comment: While I was studying Interior Design at Parsons a number of years ago, I had Gary Gordon as a Lighting Design Instructor. He was by far one the best teachers that I had. He is very knowledgeable and has the unique ability to easily communicate the many aspects of both design and lighting. I highly recommend any publication he has authored.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
