كلية الهندسة - جامعة عين شمس, الرئيسية

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Outdoor Lighting and Effects

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to provide students with the needed knowledge and skills, which enable them to define the principles of exterior lighting. In addition, basic concepts, potentials, and terminologies are outlined. Furthermore, exterior lighting techniques for the building facades and surrounding landscape are explored. Finally, students can specify the appropriate luminaires.
  • Course Goals
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    This course introduces a variety of landscape lighting techniques. This includes different lighting installations and fixtures (columns, bollards, spotlights, signs, buildings, etc.). Students will also establish new practices of urban space and city lightning using buildings’ facades as well as landscape elements. Moreover, they will explore the development of contemporary light patterns and technologies along with new visualization techniques. It previews contemporary theatrical lighting effects and techniques. It also covers different practices and mechanisms in lighting designs for gardens, in relation to safety matters and basic infrastructure.
  • Arabic Description

    This course introduces a variety of landscape lighting techniques. This includes different lighting installations and fixtures (columns, bollards, spotlights, signs, buildings, etc.). Students will also establish new practices of urban space and city lightning using buildings’ facades as well as landscape elements. Moreover, they will explore the development of contemporary light patterns and technologies along with new visualization techniques. It previews contemporary theatrical lighting effects and techniques. It also covers different practices and mechanisms in lighting designs for gardens, in relation to safety matters and basic infrastructure.
  • قسم
    الهندسة المعمارية
  • الساعات المعتمدة
    3
  • الدرجات
    الإجمالي ( 100 ) = نصف العام (20) + tr.Major Assessment (35 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 40% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + درجة الامتحان (40)
  • الساعات
    ساعات المحاضرة: 1, ساعات التعليم: 4, ساعات المعمل: 0
  • Required SWL
    100
  • Equivalent ECTS
    4
  • a. Essential books (text books)
  • - Moyer, J. L.; “The Landscape Lighting Book”, 3rd Edition, Publication Department, Hoboken, NJ :Wiley, USA, 2013
  • - Gordon P.; “Principles and Practices of Lighting Design: The Art of Lighting Composition”, Blue Matrix Productions, USA, 2011
  • - Gosselin Sr, Paul R; “The Landscape Lighting Guide: A Complete Guide to Building a low Voltage LED Landscape Lighting Business”, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
  • - Rea, M.; “The IESNA Lighting Handbook: Reference and Application”, 9th Edition, Publication Department, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), New York, 2000
  • - The Institution of Lighting Engineers; “The Outdoor Lighting Guide”, Taylor and Francis Group, London, 2005
  • b. Recommended books
  • - Winchip Susan M.; “Fundamentals of Lighting: Studio Instant Access”, Bloomsbury Academic, 2017
  • - Tregenza P., Loe D.; “The Design of Lighting”, 2nd Edition, Routledge, London, 2013
  • - Bean, R.; “Lighting: Interior and Exterior”, Architectural Press, Elsevier, Oxford, 2004.
  • - Brandi, U., and Brandi, C.G.; “Light for Cities: Lighting Design for Urban Spaces – A Handbook”, Birkhauser - Publishers for Architecture, Berlin, 2006
  • - Jankowski, W.; “Lighting: Exteriors and Landscape”, PBC International Inc., New York, 1993 - Moyer, J. L.; The Landscape Lighting Book, 3rd Edition, Publication Department, Hoboken, NJ :Wiley, USA, 2013 - Moyer, J. L.; The Landscape Lighting Book, 3rd Edition, Publication Department, Hoboken, NJ :Wiley, USA, 2013.