Certificate in Integrated Lighting Design

Architectural Lighting Design (ARCH 498), Classroom, UW Seattle, Autumn 2010

Concentrating on electric lighting and how to use it to enhance the built environment, this course utilizes a variety of teaching methods including:

• Site visits: the class will examine and analyze the best lighting design sites throughout Seattle
• Guest Presentations: by industry leaders including Lighting Designers and Lighting Manufactures
• Lighting Fixture Models: students will study, design and construct working lighting fixtures that creatively solves a lighting challenge
• Lectures and Demonstrations: covering various aspects of lighting design including: Process, Technology and Application
• Theatrical Lighting Techniques: utilizing the Drama Lab Studio lighting instruments
• Lighting Calculations: students will learn basic lighting calculations to verify design goals
• Final Projects: students will present final lighting design projects to a jury of practicing lighting professionals

Computational Lighting Design and Analysis (ARCH 582), Classroom, UW Seattle, Winter 2011

Computational Lighting Design is an innovative course that draws from recent developments in lighting simulation, visualization, pixel data measurement and analysis techniques. It provides an understanding of the theoretical aspects of computer applications for lighting design and analysis; and the practical knowledge of tools and techniques that enhance the integration of the lighting analysis into the architectural design process.

In the first part of the course, High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is introduced. It is a computational photography technique where multiple exposure photographs are fused into a single HDR image. A single HDR image captures an entire array of lighting measurement data with a common digital camera. This part of the course predominantly incorporates observation, analysis of HDR images and developing an understanding for the qualitative and quantitative aspects of luminous environments.

In the second part, students learn how to perform lighting simulation and visualizations using Radiance and Daysim through Ecotect user interface. This part of the course predominantly incorporates the exploration of analytical approaches in design synthesis, with the objective of promoting informed design decision making through simulation and visualization.

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Advanced Daylighting Seminar (ARCH 535), Classroom, UW Seattle, Spring 2011

Through lectures, discussions, design work and tours of significant built projects, class participants will gain an in-depth understanding of daylighting design and the importance of daylight as a design element. Weekly site visits will engage students with extraordinary projects being done by leading design teams in the Seattle/Puget Sound Area.