• DocumentCode
    1219913
  • Title

    ´Digitized sunshine´ aids architects

  • Author

    Stix, G.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    49
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.4522
  • Filename
    4522