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During this course there will be analysed an overall approach of Lighting, the science of Light and its technique. Through an historical review, theoretical approaches, presentation and analysis of monuments and buildings, the basic principles of light and the approach of working with light will be presented. The main purpose is to approach lighting as a design tool for highlighting the spatial qualities, the different uses, the forms, the materials.

This course presents specialized principles and techniques of lighting the interior spaces of monuments, not only presented in historical sources but also in contemporary examples. These principles aim to i)highlight the function of the monument, ii)create the appropriate aesthetics and atmosphere and iii)create a Landmark.

The course includes presentations of monuments, clarification of the methods of orientation and lighting of their interior spaces, analysis of design principles, approach of lighting’s methodologies, as well as presentation of design tools and lighting materials and technologies.

Basic Bibliography

1. Dinsmoor, W. B., “Archaeology and Astronomy”, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society τ. 80 (1939), σ. 95-173.
2. Dinsmoor, W. B., The Architecture of Ancient Greece, New York, Norton and Company 1975.
3. Downey, G., “Byzantine Architects, their Training and Methods”, Byzantion τ. 18 (1948), σ. 99-118.
4. Heath, T., A History of Greek Mathematics, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1921.
5. Huxley, G. L., Anthemius of Tralles: A Study of Later Greek Geometry, Mass Eaton Press, Cambridge 1959.
6. Καλλιγάς, Μ., Η Αισθητική του Χώρου της Ελληνικής Εκκλησίας στον Μεσαίωνα, Αθήνα 1946.
7. Mathew, G., Byzantine Aesthetics, John Murray, London 1963.
8. Μιχελής, Π., Αισθητική Θεώρηση της Βυζαντινής Τέχνης, Ίδρυμα Μιχελή, Αθήνα 1990.
9. Schmidt, W., Heronis Alexandrini Opera Quae Supersunt Omnia Mechanica et Catoptrica, Druck und Verlag von B.G. Teubner, Leipzig 1900.
10. Τριανταφυλλίδης, Γ., Στοιχεία Φυσικού Φωτισμού των Βυζαντινών Εκκλησιών, Υπηρεσία Αρχαιοτήτων και Αναστηλώσεως,  Αθήναι 1964.

Evaluation

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