Course
| code | AR522 |
| credit_hours | 2 |
| title | Colors and Lighting in Internal Spaces |
| arbic title | - |
| prequisites | AR114 |
| credit hours | 2 |
| Description/Outcomes | Color is an inherent visual property of all form. The colors we attribute to objects find their source in the light that illumines and reveals form & space. Without light, color does not exist. This course emphasis the study of color as a property of light. Study of color, hue, value & intensity. Altering colors with pigments or with light, the effects of adjacent colors, color schemes, tonal & chromatic distribution, texture & light, general lighting task lighting & accent lighting, brightness, contrast, glare, diffusion …etc. The course explores the use of light as a design element in interior spaces with an overview of the basics of electricity and electrical distribution systems. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | • Provide basic knowledge of colors and light in interior spaces.rn• Illustrate uses of light as a design element in interior spaces. |
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| ref. books | • Faber Birren, Light, Color, and Environment, Schiffer Publishing, 1988.rn• John Pile, Color in Interior Design, McGraw-Hill Professional, 1997.rn• Jonathan Poore, Interior Color by Design, Rock Falls Inc., 1994 |
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| textbook | N/A |
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| course file |
46_AR522_Colors & Light in Internal Spaces.pdf |
Course Content
| content serial |
Description |
| 1 |
Introduction
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| 2 |
Properties of colors.
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| 3 |
Basic theories and principles of colors 1
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| 4 |
Basic theories and principles of colors 2
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| 5 |
Effects of color on human physiology as well as the therapeutic use of color for the psychological well-being of humans.
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| 6 |
International example
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| 7 |
Continuation of the previous lecture and evaluation.
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| 8 |
Introduction to lighting in interiors
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| 9 |
Basic theories and principles of natural lighting
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| 10 |
Basic theories and principles of artificial lighting
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| 11 |
New lighting technologies and International example
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| 12 |
Continuation of the previous lecture and evaluation.
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| 13 |
Research presentation
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| 14 |
Research presentation
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| 15 |
Revision.
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