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Wide interest has developed in light and
lighting, not least because the growing
awareness of architectural quality has gi- ven rise to an increased demand for
good architectural lighting. Standardised
lighting concepts may have sufficed
to light the concrete architecture of the
recent past, but the varied and distinctive
architecture of modern-day buildings
requires equally differentiated and distinc- tive lighting. An extensive range of light sources
and luminaires are available for this task;
with technical progress the scope of
lighting technology has expanded, and
this has in turn led to the development
of increasingly more specialised lighting
equipment and tools. It is this fact
that makes it increasingly difficult for the
lighting designer to be adequately
informed regarding the comprehensive
range of lamps and luminaires available
and to decide on the correct technical
solution to meet the lighting requirements
of a specific project. The Handbook of Lighting Design
covers the basic principles and practice
of architectural lighting. It exists as
much as a teaching aid, e.g. for students
of architecture, as a reference book for
lighting designers. The Handbook does
not intend to compete with the existing
comprehensive range of specialist
literature on lighting engineering, nor to
be added to the limited number of
beautifully illustrated volumes containing
finished projects. The Handbook aims
to approach and deal with the subjec
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