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Author Phillips, Derek, 1923-

Title The lit environment / Derek Phillips ; with a foreword by Max Fordham
Published Boston, MA : Architectural Press, 2002

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Description xix, 192 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 28 cm
Contents 1. Strategy -- History -- Problem analysis -- Buildings -- Roads and pathways -- Spaces between -- Incidents -- Light pollution -- Visual masterplan -- 2. Buildings -- Analysis -- Building form -- Glazed form -- Mixed form -- Roof forms: translucent/reflective -- 3. Spaces between -- Aesthetic considerations -- Function -- Buildings and their immediate surround -- Roads -- Leisure, pathways and cycle tracks -- Sport -- Pedestrian areas -- Parks, landscape and open areas -- River and water -- Transport and parking -- 4. Incidents -- Walls -- Gates -- Bridges -- Fountains -- Statues/sculpture -- Trees -- Ephemera -- 5. Tactics -- Illumination level -- Lamps -- Lighting equipment -- Location -- Exterior fitting types -- Costs/energy -- Interior lighting -- Security-emergency -- Colour/advertising -- 6. Lit environment -- City centres -- University campuses -- Commercial/shopping/offices -- Hotels and leisure -- Marine -- Industrial -- Residential
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Street lighting.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative.
Municipal lighting.
Author Fordham, Max.
LC no. 2001053897
ISBN 0750648899