NIGHTSCAPE

LIGHTING CAN BE UTILITARIAN, DECORATIVE OR BOTH. THIS SPECIAL ISSUE DISCUSSES BOTH ASPECTS IN A SERIES OF ARTICLES BY AN ARCHITECT, A LIGHTING ENGINEER, A JOURNALIST AND A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. THEY COVER SUCH SUBJECTS AS DECORATIVE AND FESTIVE LIGHTING, THE NEED FOR GOOD LIGHTING IN CITIES AS PROTECTION FOR PEDESTRIANS AND THE AESTHETIC EFFECTS PRODUCED BY SPOTLIGHTING BUILDINGS OR TREES. THE ARTICLES ARE ILLUSTRATED BY PICTURES SHOWING WHAT CAN BE DONE BY BALANCING GENERAL ILLUMINATION (FROM STREET LIGHTS) WITH SPECIAL ILLUMINATION (LIGHTED SHOP WINDOWS, SPOT LIGHTS, FESTIVE LIGHTING ETC.) EVEN ADVERTISING SIGNS CAN BE EMPLOYED TO GOOD EFFECT IF THEY ARE CONTROLLED AND WELL DESIGNED. THE FINAL ARTICLE IS A CHECK LIST OF SPECIFIC ACTIONS WHICH CAN BE TAKEN BY INDIVIDUALS, OR FIRMS TO IMPROVE LIGHTING IN THEIR AREAS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 61, No 5, PP 126-153
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Light & Lighting /UK/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Highway safety; Illuminating engineering; Pedestrian safety; Roadside advertising; Street lighting; Streets
• Old TRIS Terms: Illumination engineering; Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220112
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1994 12:00AM