Title :
´Digitized sunshine´ aids architects
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Digital processing of lighting models to support the design of interior illumination (called daylighting) is examined. The design of lighting for the Calgary rink for speed skating, using a sky simulator, is described. The use of daylighting analysis in planning Seattle´s Pacific Museum of Flight is discussed. A course in electric lighting and daylighting at Harvard´s Graduate School of Design is described.<>
Keywords :
digital simulation; lighting; daylighting; electric lighting; interior illumination; sky simulator; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Buildings; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Daylighting; Distributed computing; Educational institutions; Laboratories; Microcomputers;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE