LIGHTINGSPACEScelebratesthebeauty,utilityandtechnologythatprofessionallightingdesignbringstoarchitecture,interiordesignandlandscapearchitectureintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Withprofoundsocial,economicandtechnotogicalchangestransformingmodernsociety,lightinghasnowemergedasacriticalcomponentinthenewenvironmentsthatcorporations,institutionsandprivatecitizensaredevelopingforthe21stcen-fury.Therangeofinnovativeandbreathtakinglightingsolutionsillustratedinthisvolumereflectsthebroadscopeoftodayslightingdesigners.Thelightingrecentlycreatedfortheoffices,shoppingmalls,hotels,restaurants,hospitals,theaters,publicparks,museums,airports,privateresidencesandotherfacititiesdepictedinLIGHTINGSPACESwillgivearchitects,interiordesign-ers,landscapearchitectsandtheirclientsanexcellentopportunitytoconsidertheirownoptionsforlightingtheirfacilities.
WhatkindsoflightinginstallationscanbefoundinLIGHTINGSPACES?Forperse,chefThomasKellersacclaimednewrestaurantatNewYorksTimeWarneFCenter,lightingconfersaflatteringglowoverthesparebutfinelydetaileddecorsoguestscanenjoytheexquisitecuisineandviewsinleisurelycontemplation.BusytravelerspausingintheAmericanAirlinesAdmiralsClubatDaLlas/FortWorthInternationalAirportarecossetedbysoftlyilluminatedloungesaccentedbyhighlightedwailsofsplit-facelimestoneandtheworkof26Texasartists.ThecurvinglightingfixturescustomdesignedforthemainworshiphallatSt.MatthewsEpiscopalChurch,inPacificPalisades,California,soperfectlycomptementitssoaringarchitecturethattheparishraisedadditionalfundstofabricatethem.AndhowbetterforgueststocapanexhitaratingdayatArgosyCasino,inRiverside,Missouri,thantoenjoyanightskylightingshowabovetheprincipalgamingarea,completewithauroraborealis?
Thus,LIGHTINGSPACESofferstheopportunitytoreviewtheportfoliosofmanyoftodaystoplightingdesigners.Takingreadersonguidedtoursofoneoutstandinglightingenvironmentafteranother,thebookoffersinsightsabouthowtightincjdesigncreatesinformation,ambiance,safety,security,energyconservationandotherobjectivessetbypropertyownersandmanagersandtheirdesignconsuttants.Becausefewindividuatscouldeasilyvisitsomanyfar-flunginstallations,LIGHTINGSPACESdepictsitsprojectsinsuperb,four-colorphotographyreproducedonfine,heavy-weightpapertobringtheirimagestolife.Herearestate-of-the-artlightingconceptsthatcanbeputtoworkimmediatelyonprojectsbeingdevelopednow.Thisisabookplannedforfrequentuse,withallprojectsindexedforeasyreferencetoaidarchitects,interiordesigners,Landscapedesignersandtheirclients,introducingreadingrightingdesignersandtheirillumihatingaccomplishments.
作者简介:
RogerYee,anarchitecturegraduateofYaleSchoolofArchitecture,hasreceivedhonorsforhisworkinthefieldfromsuchorganizationsastheAmericanInstituteofArchitects,theAmericanSocietyofInteriorDesignersandtheAssociationofBusinessPublishers.Formereditor-in-chiefofCorporateDesign8,Realty,Contract,andUniqueHomes,heisnowacontributingeditortosuchpublicationsasEngineeringNewsRecord,Oculus,andWomansDayKitchens&Baths,aswellasbeingtheauthorandeditorofCorporateInter/ors,EducationalEnvironments,Healthcare5paces,5ports&RecreationalFacilitiesandHotel&RestaurantDesign.
HisotheractivitiesinthefieldhaveincludedbeingmarketingadvisortoCushman&Wakefield,anationalrealestatefirm,servingasdraftsmananddesignertoarchitecturefirms,mostnotablyPhilipJohnson&JohnBurgee,andtecturingondesignatinstitutionsofhighereducation,includingDartmouthCollegoandColumbiaUniversity.Heisaconsultantoneditorialpublicrelationsandmarketingissuestonumerousorgamzationsinthedesigncommunity.