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[...]... made possible The history of windows is really the history of architecture, from the crude openings in the sides of early domestic buildings open to the atmosphere, or openings in the roof construction, allowing the entry of rain collected in a central pool 1 Lighting Historic Buildings Architectural Press 1997 4 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture The appearance of buildings of all periods reflects... thoughtful book Architecture and the Environment, he defines sustainability in architecture as ‘development that meets the needs of the present, and is at least as valuable to future generations as the value of the environmental exploitation that results a sustainable building (in energy terms) is one that over its life breaks even or is in credit in respect of energy consumption.’ 7 8 Daylighting: ... the variety we associate with the high street shop with artificial light taking over after dark 11 12 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture DP Archive Harlequin Centre, Watford Overhead daylight provides orientation in an area without an external view In his major work Sunlight as Formgiver for Architecture, Bill Lam asks the question The Sun: Problem or Opportunity? and then proceeds to show... century BC with his ten books on architecture Among the classic principles of harmony proportion and symmetry, as Vitruvius set out, DP Archive View out of window to fountain at Waddesden DP Archive View to Garden from study in a private house House of Justin De Syllas (Case Study pp 108^ 111) The Street at Waterside BA HQ Internal views 18 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture he emphasized that... introduction of glass, used first in small panes in Roman architecture, the window as we know it today had its beginnings The concept of small panes of glass, divided by bronze or later lead divisions, as used in early buildings dies hard and window manufacturers still offer these as DP Archive Smallhythe Place, Sussex 20 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture DP Archive DP Archive Carpenters’ shop,... for seeing in order to function within a space This must vary according to the type of building, whether 3 Lighting in Architectural Design McGraw-Hill 1964 Pub.USA Prof Alex Hardy 4 5 6 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture a residence, an office or a factory the need may be to read a book, operate a piece of machinery, or whatever If it is possible for daylight to provide this, then we expect... as the greatest cause of the problem, came under intense scrutiny; the words ‘passive building’ and ‘sustainable architecture became of greater importance People began to seek ways to reduce the use of energy in buildings, and the prime suspect became the energy used for lighting Passive architecture, is where the structure of the building is designed in such a manner as to reduce the need for mechanical... inhabitants, initially in the difference between night and day; but as dwellings became more sophisticated, by means of openings or windows letting in light The history of architecture is synonymous with the history of the window and of daylighting from the initial crude openings, letting in light and air, heat and cold, the window was the vehicle for the introduction of daylight, and ultimately to the... one that over its life breaks even or is in credit in respect of energy consumption.’ 7 8 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture If daylight is to be at the heart of this equation, then the use of energy for artificial lighting in buildings must be reduced by the intelligent use of daylighting design; since it is now possible for the deficit in energy to be made up by means of solar conversion ... it is the purpose here to illustrate these aspects in more detail Perhaps the most obvious and certainly the most important aspect of daylighting is its capacity for change, leading to the infinite variety in appearance of the daylit interior Change is at the heart of daylighting, the human body has a capacity for adaptation, particularly in vision, and the need to exercise this response Perception . Architectural Press, 2002 ISBN 0750648899 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture, Architectural Press, 2004 ISBN 0750663235 Daylighting Natural Light in Architecture Derek Phillips With a foreword.