“The appropriate choice of direction for a project is then a mirror to the cultural and historical context, through the prism of illusion or allusion.” Lighting of Historic Buildings While exploring and analyzing design solutions for the lighting of historic buildings, there is often an i..
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“Light in a space is easily understood when seen as the colloquial paintbrush, revealing and hiding elements in a space for comfort, productivity, safety, and an appropriate ambiance. In that way, lighting can be appropriately referred to as the art of revealment and concealment.” I ga..
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Written by Abhay M. Wadhwa. “We praise shadows and darkness, or rather, the sculpting of light. The question is not how we can harness light, but rather how can we curate light.” WHEN DID DARKNESS BECOME BAD? The most prominent and fundamental element of our critique of..
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The Paradigm Shift and Our Zeitgeist (Part 1) Light exists in our zeitgeist as a medium by which we receive different forms of information, but it exists more explicitly through its capacity to help us to see. However, light possesses a broader contextualization. Light informs the mood and our a..
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LIGHT MATTERS: AWA's Abhay Wadhwa Deconstructs Light for IFJ's Special Commemorative Issue AWA's Design Principal and CEO Abhay Wadhwa is featured in the Special Commemorative Issue celebrating 30 years of IFJ. He is honored to be included in this select group of design professionals...
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Welcome back to our series examining the impact that climate has on light. As established in our previous entry regarding Temperature, one must always consider the environment which will be designed for. Different parts of the world have different wildlife to keep in mind. Therefore, today we discus..
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When fixtures and lighting systems are tested under the IEC 60598, the ambient temperature is kept close to 25° centigrade and 65% relative humidity. After injecting the right voltage, the fixture is kept burning for four hours. In this time the temperature rise of the various components used in th..
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Some areas have almost 90% humidity through several months of the year. The humidity in the air coupled with water in the ground means that all components of a lighting system need to be addressed as a complete system to ensure proper functioning. The water/ humidity finds the weakest link in the sy..
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Great care should be given to the environments in which we design for. Notably, the climate for built environments must be considered as a vital step in design planning. Several of the rapidly developing parts of the world have substantially different climates than Europe and most ..
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Welcome back to our Lighting Technologies series! The lighting industry has embraced new technologies to reduce costs while delivering fresh experiences. To understand the technologies used in lighting design, we must know the properties of the common and uncommon materials used in the manufacturi..
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