Daylight, Design and Place-Making

Daylight, Design, and Place-Making explores the role of daylight in creating meaningful aesthetics in heritage and contemporary architecture. It emphasizes the importance of understanding context and culture in order to achieve visual and thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and contribute to the overall identity of buildings. The book combines technical aspects, environmental impact, and psychology of daylighting and is a valuable resource for academics and researchers in architecture and cultural studies.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 212 pages
\n Publication date: 21 December 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Daylight, Design, and Place-Making delves into the profound influence of daylight on the creation and appreciation of heritage and contemporary architecture. Moving beyond a mere technical perspective on daylighting, this book emphasizes the importance of crafting meaningful aesthetics by understanding the contextual and cultural nuances.

Cultural applications of light in architecture exhibit diverse characteristics influenced by historical, technological, and social factors. A growing interest in contemporary architecture is emerging, where daylight is recognized as a vital contextual element in the design process. By examining the architecture of daylight in various locales and contextualizing these within their historical contexts, the book makes a compelling argument that the appropriate utilization of daylight will result in visual and thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and a significant contribution to the identity of new buildings, particularly in urban regeneration projects.

This book seamlessly combines an analysis of technical aspects of daylight performance and environmental impact with discussions on the psychology of daylighting and its profound impact on shaping our perceptions of the built environment. It serves as a valuable resource for academics and researchers with an interest in architecture and cultural studies.

\n Weight: 454g\n
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780754672319\n \n