ARC3202H S
Instructor: Alstan Jakubiec
 

Lighting is a core component of architectural design—central to spatial legibility, comfort & mood, and environmental performance. This course expands upon ARC2023 and provides a deep technical foundation in both daylighting and electric lighting design through quantitative measurement, simulation-based evaluation, and design integration.

Students will engage with the physics of light transport, the physiology of human visual perception, and metrics used to evaluate luminous environments. The course tasks participants to move beyond minimum lighting standards and develop high-performance lighting strategies tailored to a specific architectural program of their choosing.

Course experiences / learning include:

• Photometric principles
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging for luminance measurement and mapping of real environments
• Climate-based daylight modeling of speculative designs using Radiance
• Electric lighting simulation and fixture design / specification
• Advanced material reflectance and transmittance characterization
• Visual analysis (renderings, experience, comfort / glare, contrast)
• Scale model construction for (daylight or electric lighting) measurement