Superlux - Smart Lighting Design for Cities and Buildings

Smart-lighting design is a rapidly growing area of interactive and cross-disciplinary design that is defining new practices in the profession. SuperLux is an international celebration of the ingenuity and artistry of the latest lighting technology and the ''Smart Light'' movement. The book''s three sections focus on projects that use light to animate architecture and media screens; new forms of lighting in industrial zones and public areas, including wayfinding and streetlighting; and interactive installations in urban spaces. Each section is punctuated by essays by leading experts and designers in the field.

List of contents

Introduction - 1. Elevations: Architectural Light; City Screens; Projecting Fantasies; essay by Thomas Schielke - 2. Environments: Dead Zones, Dark Waters; Parks, Plazas, Promenades; Streets, Stairs, Bridges; essay by Mary-Anne Kyriakou - 3. Exhibits: Dynamic Objects; Immersions, Interactions; Interior Intrigues; essay by Vesna Petresin- Robert; Conclusion

Report

'Charts how buildings have been transformed from inefficient, light-polluting beacons to clean, high-concept aesthetic assets to urban space' - City AM

Product details

• Authors: Davina Jackson, Mary-Anne Kryiakou, Mary-Anne Kyriakou
• Assisted by: Davina Jackson (Editor), Jackson Davina (Editor)
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2015
• EAN: 9780500343043
• ISBN: 978-0-500-34304-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 226 mm x 244 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, Architectural structure and design, Urban Development;Lighting;Cities