SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design and Architecture for Cities: Smart Lighting Design for Cities and Buildings - Rilegato

Kyriakou, Mary-Anne; Petresin, Vesna; Schielke, Thomas; Weibel, Peter

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ISBN 10: 0500343047 ISBN 13: 9780500343043

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2015

Riassunto

In recent years, new lighting technologies have been used to illuminate cities and towns in creative, energy-efficient ways. “Smart Light” is now a widely used term for the new technologies and ecological ideas that are transforming nighttime atmospheres and spectacular Smart Light festivals are awing audiences around the world.Featuring more than 120 public artworks, design installations, and architectural elements, SuperLux is a visual celebration of the ingenuity and artistry of the latest lighting technology. The book’s three sections focus on projects that use light to animate architecture and media screens; new lighting in former industrial zones and new public areas, including wayfinding and street lighting; and interactive installations in urban spaces. Each is punctuated with essays by leading experts and designers on this remarkable new phenomenon.As our public buildings, public spaces, and even homes become increasingly interactive, intelligent lighting design will become ever more relevant to our lives. SuperLux is an exciting introduction for designers, architects, artists, and anyone intrigued by the power of light.

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Charts how buildings have been transformed from inefficient, light-polluting beacons to clean, high-concept aesthetic assets to urban space. --City AM

Celebrates the ingenuity and artistry of the emergent 'smart light' movement. --Architecture Today

Product Description:

Smart-lighting design is a rapidly growing area of interactive and cross-disciplinary design that is defining new practices in the profession. SuperLux is an international celebration of the ingenuity and artistry of the latest lighting technology and the Smart Light movement. The books three sections focus on projects that use light to animate architecture and media screens; new forms of lighting in industrial zones and public areas, including wayfinding and streetlighting; and interactive installations in urban spaces. Each section is punctuated by essays by leading experts and designers in the field.

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0500343047
• ISBN 13: 9780500343043
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Redattore: Jackson Davina