Course: Light design 1

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Course title Light design 1
Course code KAPT/MD5LD
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Koláček Kamil, Ing. arch.
Course content
1. Basic concepts and physical properties of light. 2. Daylight vs. artificial light. 3. Excursion to the Light of Valmez. 4. Excursion to SIGNAL festival Prague. 5. Dialogue of light and shadow. 6. Light design in the interior. 7. Light sources, their functions and parameters. 8. Design of living space lighting. 9. Lighting design in the exhibition industry. 10. Light sources, their functions and parameters. 11. Exhibition space lighting design. 12. Light object and advertising. 13. Design of a light banner.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activities related to graphics and visual arts, Individual work of students, Educational trip
prerequisite
Knowledge
- knowledge of the basic needs and requirements of indoor lighting
- optical imagination, visual perception
- optical imagination, visual perception
- knowledge of the basic needs and requirements of indoor lighting
- awareness of basic compositional principles
- awareness of basic compositional principles
- theoretical assumptions - light, shadow and color
- theoretical assumptions - light, shadow and color
Skills
- creation of drawing documentation, layout and operating diagrams
- creation of drawing documentation, layout and operating diagrams
- basic art techniques of graphic processing
- basic art techniques of graphic processing
- control of scale, perspective
- control of scale, perspective
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- orientation in the basic typology of the apartment and exhibition space
- orientation in the basic typology of the apartment and exhibition space
- an overview of the requirements for processing the design of the lighting plan
- an overview of the requirements for processing the design of the lighting plan
- knowledge of common light sources and systems
- knowledge of common light sources and systems
- an overview of the principles of interior lighting design and implementation
- an overview of the principles of interior lighting design and implementation
- knowledge of practical examples (interior and exhibition)
- knowledge of practical examples (interior and exhibition)
Skills
- design of the interior or exhibition, including partial elements of the lighting atmosphere
- design of the interior or exhibition, including partial elements of the lighting atmosphere
- preparation of partial documents, documentation and visualizations of the interior or exhibition
- preparation of partial documents, documentation and visualizations of the interior or exhibition
- the skill of organizing and dividing the interior space according to the needs of the user
- the skill of organizing and dividing the interior space according to the needs of the user
- the ability to produce a model or mock-up for interior design, exhibition
- the ability to produce a model or mock-up for interior design, exhibition
- ability to control basic light sources for interior and exhibition
- ability to control basic light sources for interior and exhibition
teaching methods
Knowledge
Educational trip
Educational trip
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Activities related to graphics and visual arts
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Workplace supervision
Workplace supervision
Recommended literature
  • HABEL, Jiří. Světlo a osvětlování.. FCC Public, 2013. ISBN 9788086531213.
  • HAUSLADEN, Gerhard a Karsten TICHELMANN. Interiors construction manual: integrated planning, finishings and fitting-out, technical services.. Munich: Institut für Architektur-Dokumentation, 2010. ISBN 9783034602846.
  • LOU, Michel. Light: The Shape of Space: Designing with Space and Light.. New York: Wiley, 1996. ISBN 0471286184.
  • MORAN, Nick. Světelný design: pro divadlo, koncerty, výstavy a živé akce.. [Praha]: Institut umění - Divadelní ústav ve spolupráci s Institutem světelného designu, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7008-246-1.
  • MORGANOVÁ, Pavlína, Terezie NEKVINDOVÁ a Dagmar SVATOŠOVÁ. Výstava jako médium: české umění 1957-1999.. Praha: VVP AVU, 2020. ISBN 978-80-88366-13-3.
  • NEUFERT, Ernst, Peter NEUFERT a Johannes KISTER. Architects' data. 4th ed.. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. ISBN 978-1405192538.
  • SIMITCH, Andrea, Val K. WARKE, I?aqui CARNICERO, et al. Jazyk architektury: 26 principů, které by měl každý architekt znát.. V Praze: Slovart, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7529-034-2.


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