In many public spaces, lighting is used inappropriately to create a sense of safety even though excessive use of light is not needed to evoke public security. Fact is that " too much lighting can be just as bad as too little lighting". It not only creates light trespass but at the same time makes use of unnecessary energy and can also be an eye sore. The article presents valid points on how lighting should be design according to how the space is going to be used and not only take into account safety but various other factors to create the appropriate atmosphere. This is stated by an article from Project for public spaces. I focused a lot on articles published by Philips Lighting since they are one of the world's leading lighting design companies and have been an inspiration for me for quite some time now. According to philips, nowadays public lighting is being used for aesthetics whereas for many years it's main purpose was to guide drivers. There was a shift where designers started to take the needs of pedestrians seriously, so lighting's function was not only to guide veachels, but to also guide pedestrians and cyclists whilst at the same time keeping an engaging space as seen in the image below. This shift helps in reducing Co2 emissions and at the same save more energy. References
Project for Public Spaces, (2009). Lighting Use & Design - Project for Public Spaces. [online] . Available at: https://www.pps.org/reference/streetlights/ [Accessed 14 Jan. 2017]. http://images.philips.com/is/content/PhilipsConsumer/eBooks/LightingUniversity/LU20150211_001-ECT-global-Light_For_Public_Space.pdf
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Dissertation TitleThe Beautification of the Nadur Historical Centre by means of holistic lighting design Archives
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