Università Roma Tre

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO KNOW AND USE LIGHT IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, CAPTURING THEIR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP.

Contents
The class introduces lighting design fundamentals, concerning physics, visual perception, color theory. Daylighting and electrical lighting will be studied in indoor and outdoor applications, considering buildings geometries, materials reflecting proprieties, light sources proprieties.
Lighting fundamentals will be applied on design, passing through the study of light sources, fixtures, components, available on the market in order to control light diffusion and consumption parameters, with a focus on new technologies and technical recommendations.
Lighting system will be studied along the whole life, project, installation, management, maintenance, removal, disposal. A focus is dedicated on financial methods that let big installations to be sustainable.
A critical analysis of lighting projects, significant in different indoor and outdoor application fields will drive students toward a workshop, in which a project will be developed inside group of 2 components.
Verification of learning
Final test concerns presentation of workshop materials, together with an interview finalized to verify learning level of classes contents.

Slides presentatons are available online
Handbook available in Architecture libraries:

AA.VV. Manuale di Progettazione Illuminotecnica – a cura di Marco Frascarolo. M.E. Architectural Book and Review