STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR18

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Land design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Light design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

This course’s purpose is to lay the cultural, technical and light engineering foundations of light design, to allow the students to develop the ability to define the light atmosphere of indoor spaces through the right choice and positioning of light sources.

This teaching is made of a single module of 6 CFA credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Thoroughly understand light and the physics of light engineering

• Acquire technical and methodological tools to choose the most suitable indoor light solutions in different project contexts

• Become fully aware of the complexity and variety of approaches to light projects, with a mature approach to the lighting design of interiors

• Elements of optics and light engineering physics

• Properties and types of light sources and light appliances

• Designing natural light

• Designing artificial light

• Light engineering calculation software

• Light engineering simulations

This is a theoretical/project based course. Didactic activities may include:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools for detailed study

• Debates and presentations during classes

• Individual study and research

• Exercises and revisions

• Field trips

Assessment is based on the overall competence of the students and may include:

• Oral exam

• Submission of papers, projects or research works

• Submission of a complete project

Further details on specific tests can be provided by the professor during the course. Assessment criteria include commitment, active participation and personal growth of the students over the course.

• Palladino, P. (2005) Manuale di Illuminazione, Milano, Tecniche Nuove.

• Tornquist, J. (2001) Colore e Luce. Teoria e pratica, Milano, Istituto del Colore.

• Tanizaki, J. (2006) In Praise of Shadows, Vintage Books.

Further bibliographic recommendations may be provided by the professor during the course. A lot of the referenced material, together with other in-depth study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.