Course: Designing perception I
Light reveals architecture and turns spaces into experiences. It follows how a space is used, responds to daylight, materials, and sightlines, and lends the design depth, structure, and atmosphere. From the initial analysis to precise implementation, a dramaturgy of light emerges that guides perception, creates orientation, and develops the architecture as an integral part of the design.
Light does not begin with the luminaire, but with the story a space is meant to tell. It follows use, sightlines, and movement, emphasising certain areas while letting others recede. In this way, architecture, activity, and atmosphere combine into a dramaturgy that makes spaces legible and vibrant. Light thus becomes the quiet director: it creates depth, identity, and well-being — with precise planning and an eye on people's needs. As an architect, explore the introduction to lighting design with the following lessons.
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Lighting design
Developing a lighting concept: strategy and dramaturgy
Shaping and steering perception
Lighting design & lighting concept: an introduction
Staging spaces
Staging spaces with light: planning how to guide the eye
The grammar of light
The grammar of light: perception-oriented lighting design