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Impact of Climate on Light – Bugs, Mice and Birds (Part 4.3 of a 6 Part Series)

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..

Impact of Climate on Light – Temperature (Part 4.2 of a 6 Part Series)

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..

Lighting for Health – Environmental Concerns (Part 5 of a 7 Part Series)

30 April 2018
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AWA HOLY COWS, GENERAL, HEALTHY LIGHTING

Welcome back to our Lighting for Health series! Today, we discuss environmental concerns relating to lighting. Light Pollution Light pollution is a consequence of outdoor lighting and includes effects such as sky glow, light trespass, and glare Often caused by the way light is em..

Symbolism of Light (Part 3.4 of a 6 Part Series on Culture and Climate)

Welcome back to our Culture and Climate series! Today, we discuss holidays which use light as part of their symbolism! Apart from the philosophical connotations that light poses, it also is utilized throughout many cultures around the world as both a literal and metaphorical symbol. The Yin and ..

Philosophical Connections (Part 3.3 of a 6 Part Series)

Welcome back to our Culture & Climate series! Today, we discuss how cultures perceive light philosophically! Light has many philosophical connotations, and is often used as a metaphor or symbol within several religions, discourses and general discussions. The philosophical int..

Elements of Culture Part 3.1 of a 6 Part Series

Welcome back to our Contextualizing light with Culture series! Today, we continue by examining the Elements of Culture. As mentioned before, as the description of culture gets broader, the more accurate it becomes. The definition of culture is therefore better understood when the different variab..

Abhay Wadhwa, AWA’s Design Principal and CEO Featured in Ljuskultur Sweden

AWA Lighting Designers' Design Principal & CEO, Abhay Wadhwa, was selected to be interviewed by Swedish lighting design magazine Ljuskultur. The article 'Without Light There is No Light' features an interview between writer Anders Modig and Abhay. They discuss his perspective on everything from ..

The Culture of Lighting (Part 1.1 of 6)

Hypothesis Lighting balances universal ideas about light with local variations (1.2) A given culture’s position in the global economic development cycle is reflected in its use of lighting in urban, built and un-built, nighttime environments (1.3) Successful lighting design balances human instinc..

AWA NEWSFLASH- Contextualizing Light: AWA’s 15 Years in 150 Seconds

Contextualizing Light: AWA's 15 Years in 150 Seconds Released by AWA Lighting Designers Please Visit AWA's "History" Channel on YouTube and Vimeo For Viewing This Video This 150 second video shares some of our work completed over the past 15 years. We are thankful for all the graces and opportunit..

QUESTIONS THAT KEEP YOU UP

Do You Ask Yourself These Questions? 1. What kind of light can have an effect on the human’s natural sleeping patterns? 2. What are the problems that can result from interruptions in natural sleeping patterns? 3. How can the behavior of electric light impact your overall health..