This course identifies characteristics of different light source with emphasis on residential applications and examines the fundamentals of lighting design. Students will learn the foundations of lighting design with the goal of having a working knowledge of functional and aesthetic lighting solutions. Characteristics of different light sources will be introduced and applications identified in class and through field trips. Residential reflected ceiling plans will be produced along with a generic lighting schedule.
Prerequisite Courses: INTD 2150 Visual & Graphic Communication, INTD 2160 AutoCAD for Interior Design, INTD 2300 Residential Studio A. If you wish to be placed on the INTD Department maintained waitlist for this Course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your Name, Student Number, Course Number, and CRN. Please note - waitlist requests are not accepted until after 9:30am on Wednesday, October 23rd.
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Prerequisite Courses: INTD 2150 Visual & Graphic Communication, INTD 2160 AutoCAD for Interior Design, INTD 2300 Residential Studio A. No class on stat holiday - Monday, February 17th (Family Day). If you wish to be placed on the INTD Department maintained waitlist for this Course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your Name, Student Number, Course Number, and CRN. Please note - waitlist requests are not accepted until after 9:30am on Wednesday, October 23rd.
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Prerequisite Courses: INTD 2150 Visual & Graphic Communication, INTD 2160 AutoCAD for Interior Design, INTD 2300 Residential Studio A. If you wish to be placed on the INTD Department maintained waitlist for this Course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your Name, Student Number, Course Number, and CRN. Please note - waitlist requests are not accepted until after 9:30am on Wednesday, October 23rd.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Identify characteristics of different light sources and lamp types.
Identify the theories that affect lighting design.
Recognize the impact of light on human visual sense.
Identify the effects of natural light in interior spaces.
Evaluate the lighting of a space to determine character and mood.
Apply accent, task, ambient and sparkle as layered lighting to a residential interior.
Produce residential reflected ceiling plan and a generic lighting schedule.
Effective as of Fall 2019
Related Programs
INTD 2240 is offered as a part of the following programs:
Books for Winter 2020 offerings of this course are available in the following BCIT
online bookstores. Please choose the bookstore appropriate for the offering
you are considering.
BCIT Burnaby Bookstore
If you are taking this course, but are not taking it through either Distance
Education or Online Learning, nor at the BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC), please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Burnaby Bookstore.
Fundamentals Of Lighting
Author
Winchip
Publisher
Fairchild
Copyright
2017
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
978-1-50131-766-8
Price
$129.95
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Interior Design Illustrated
Author
Ching
Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
2018
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
978-1-11937-720-7
Price
$79.95
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