STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABST48

DISCIPLINARY AREA
History of applied arts

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
History of design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical

This course’s purpose is to lay the cultural, technical and light engineering foundations of light design, to help the students develop the ability to define the light atmosphere of spaces through the right choice and positioning of light sources. In particular, the course deals with the illumination of public spaces and events.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 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 project, 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

• Technical illumination for events

• Light engineering calculation software

• Light engineering simulations

The programme focuses on theoretical courses.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the different topics covered:

• Classroom lectures

• Debates, presentations, peer assessment

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Individual study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Written exams

• Submission of exercises, projects or research works

• Oral exams

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

All bibliographic details will be provided by the professors during the course. A lot of the referenced material, together with other indepth

study material, can be consulted online in MyNaba, in the Library section.