Units
Advanced Lighting Design
Unit code: PCN222
Contact hours:
Credit points: 12
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This unit includes the latest developments in lamp technologies and sources (including LEDs and lasers), lighting in the mesopic range, a review of factors influencing lighting design; discomfort and disability glare; illuminance and glare scale, methods for the assessment of tasks and environments; in-depth studies of colour, form, pattern and space, issues relating to the perception and comprehension of the environment; the practical effects of daylight, introduction to the integration of daylight and electric lighting. This is a very hands-on unit with a large component of computer design work, group discussions and site visits and evaluations.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Offered in these courses
- PH72, PH82
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit will build on the material covered in PCN122 and PCN123 exploring further the issues of the production and delivery of quality lighting. It presents an in-depth analysis of both the art and science of illumination, and will cover visualisation (visual experiences as revealed by illumination), the visible characteristics of lighting and of objects, concept development, rendering and presenting a proposed lighting solution to clients, and the development of technical specifications for the lighting solution.
Aims
This unit looks in depth at the issues of undertaking good lighting designs. It is more about creating designs that meet people's needs and expectations than about how to physically do a design. Lighting design can often involve conflicts of requirements and the aim of this unit is to teach you how to approach these conflicts, what is important as opposed to what would be nice to do.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the performance and application of some of the latest types of luminaires, including lasers and LEDs.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the practical realities of the total luminaire design package, including relevant safety issues and compliance with relevant standards.
3. Relate different types of lamps to particular lighting situations and requirements and the inter-relationships between lighting for effect and lighting for purpose.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the human factors involved in lighting the visual field.
5. Demonstrate an ability to work independently or collaboratively as required and further demonstrate an ability to communicate ideas and concepts in both oral and written form.
6. Demonstrate an ability to embrace and work with new technologies.
Content
Topics include a review of factors influencing lighting design including the evaluation of visual tasks with regard to difficulty and complexity; discomfort and disability glare; the illuminance and glare scales used in practical standards, and methods for the assessment of tasks and environments.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
This unit looks in depth at the interaction of both the art and science of lighting and you will explore the large range of factors that all contribute to what makes good lighting for a particular application. In this unit you will learn mostly through formal lecture/discussion groups and undertaking your own design exercises. Basic material will be provided on the On-Line Teaching (Blackboard) unit website. Group discussions and evaluations of examples of lighting installations (both displayed visually and in site visits) will feature heavily in this unit.
Assessment
In this unit you will be assessed primarily through assignments on your understanding of the requirements of what makes a good lighting design, meeting the requirements of both standards and providing general visual comfort for the user.
For successful completion of this unit you will be expected to obtain an acceptable level of achievement in all areas of assessment.Students will receive individual feedback on their written assignments as part of the grading of the assignment.
Assessment name:
Laboratory/Practical
Description:
(Formative & summative) Practical assignment exercises on the requirements and techniques for efficient lighting design
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, and 4
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Both
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 13
Assessment name:
Report
Description:
Computer-based design exercises based on specified design criteria
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
Weight:
50%
Internal or external:
Both
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
Week 13
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
1. Julian W (1999) Lighting: Basic Concepts, University of Sydney
2. Cuttle, Christopher. Lighting by Design, Second Edition, Architectural Press, Oxford. 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-7506-8768-3
3. Pritchard DC (1992) Lighting, 5th Edition, Longman
4. IESNA Lighting Handbook, 9th Edition, Editor M Rea
Students should also make use of the Web to source general information on relevant products and materials.
Risk assessment statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 24-May-2012
