Lighting Design Basics

Lighting Design Basics, 3rd Edition, is a textbook that introduces foundational architectural lighting concepts, processes, and techniques. It offers prescriptive guidance to help future architects and interior designers make effective lighting choices for diverse spaces.

Core subjects include daylighting, lamps, luminaires, lighting controls, and considerations of light quality and quantity. The material guides students through logical design workflows and documentation practices aligned with professional standards.

Design scenarios for more than 25 spaces use floor plans, diagrams, and construction details to illustrate realistic applications. These applied examples and exercises also offer study support for the NCIDQ and NCARB examinations.