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Weekly Schedule:
Lecture Handouts:

Week 1: Course Introduction

Lighting Design Book Resources (PDF)

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Course Syllabus
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What is Light? lecture notes
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RS Lighting Design Project Presentation
Week 2: Making Light



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Making Light Lecture Notes
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Assignment One: Fraction Refraction
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Past IESNYC Student Competitions
Week 3: Perception and Vision


Video on "Human Senses -Vision":  Watch it Online Here


Awareness Test (have your friends take this online video test):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4
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What is Perception Lecture Notes
 
 
Week 4:  Light In Architecture

Optional Reading: Light Revealing Architecture, Author: Marietta S Millet (if you would like to purchase the book via Amazon... Click Here)

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Part One
- Part Two
- Part Three

Optional Reading: Richard Kelly, Layers of Light

Links:
- About Richard Kelly - www.richardkellygrant.org
- About the Richard Kelly Grant - www.iesnyc.org/RichardKelly.aspx


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Light in Architecture Lecture Notes
 
 
Week 5: Assignment One Presenation
 
 
 
Week 6: (No Class)
 

Week 7: Light Fixtures

Links:

Manufacture Search Site:
www.LIGHTSEARCH.com
Product Search and Spec Creation Site: www.ELUMIT.com


Decorative Links:

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www.LIGHTOLOGY.com
- www.UNICAHOME.com
www.LUMENS.com
www.TRIBU-DESIGN.com
www.ARCHITONICA.com
www.1STDIBS.com
www.BELACORPRO.com


 
 
 

Spring Break


Week 8: Feild Trip
 
Week 9: Assignment Two-Part 2 Presentations

Lecture:
Light a Horizontal Surface



Video:

- Light in Architecture: Luminous Ceilings
 
 
 
Week 10: Light a Vertical Surface, and Task Lighting
 
 
 
Week 11:  Design Process: Lighting Strategies and Documentation


Misc

-
IESNA Symbols Guide

 
 
 
Week 13: Design Process: Specifications


Links

- IALD Specification Guildines

 
 
 
Week 14:  Design Process: Lighting Calculations

 
 
 
Week 15: Daylight

Light and Health Links:
  • Light-Cancer Connection - Prevention Magazine
  • Blue LED's - A Health Hazard? - usefull referenced links in the article


Solar Links:

  • Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator
  • Shadowspro.com - Sundial program