The Landscape Lighting Book
A richly illustrated and up-to-date source of practical guidance and hard-to-find technical data on all aspects of landscape lighting\ The Landscape Lighting Book, Second Edition shows you how to achieve a wide range of beautiful and dramatic lighting effects. You'll get expert guidance and advice on the theory, design process, project needs, and techniques of landscape lighting. You'll find prizewinning projects designed by the author and other landscape lighting professionals throughout the...
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A richly illustrated and up-to-date source of practical guidance and hard-to-find technical data on all aspects of landscape lighting The Landscape Lighting Book, Second Edition shows you how to achieve a wide range of beautiful and dramatic lighting effects. You'll get expert guidance and advice on the theory, design process, project needs, and techniques of landscape lighting. You'll find prizewinning projects designed by the author and other landscape lighting professionals throughout the United States. Plus, hundreds of diagrams, drawings, and black-and-white and full-color photographs illuminate topics and provide visually stunning insights into new and creative ways that lighting can transform landscapes. This fully updated edition covers the latest technologies and equipment and features new chapters on installation, documentation, and seasonal lighting. You'll also find: * Guidelines for preparing lighting drawings, control and transformer charts, symbol lists, and other technical specifications * Design strategies for avoiding potential conflicts between plantings and landscape lighting equipment * Accurate performance characteristics of all lighting materials, finishes, and fixtures * The best ways to locate fixtures, set appropriate light levels, and perform preventive system maintenance * The special lighting needs of plants in indoor environments * A complete listing of fixtures, controls, lamps, and accessories manufacturers and vendors Whether you're seeking to sculpt a landscape with light or make an outdoor space useable at night, The Landscape Lighting Book, Second Edition shares all the technical and creativeinsights you'll need to beautify your landscaping projects and consistently win client approval.BooknewsExplains both the technical and creative aspects to lighting a landscape, making an outdoor area usable at night, and lighting plants indoors. Well illustrated with diagrams and photographs, many from Moyer's own award-winning designs. Considers such issues as avoiding conflicts with other design elements, the characteristics of materials and surfaces, setting locations and levels, and preventive maintenance. Also includes a list of products and vendors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
1Assessing project needs32Vision and perception of light153Luminous composition214The design process : documenting and installing landscape lighting365Follow-up work : record documents and project maintenance746Light sources957Light fixtures1098Corrosion, materials, and finishes1379Controls15710Wiring17111Residential spaces19712Public spaces20913Atria21914Plant materials22915Garden evolution : changes that affect lighting26416Sculptures, architectural structures, and signage29117Walkways and stairs30718Building elevation lighting32519Water features341
\ From the Publisher“…a thoroughly comprehensive, detailed guide to all stages of designing, installing and maintaining the lighting of gardens and landscapes.” (The Lighting Journal, Nov/Dec 2005)\ "...many bright ideas and extremely detailed practical advice...." (Town and Country, June 2006)\ \ \ \ \ \ BooknewsExplains both the technical and creative aspects to lighting a landscape, making an outdoor area usable at night, and lighting plants indoors. Well illustrated with diagrams and photographs, many from Moyer's own award-winning designs. Considers such issues as avoiding conflicts with other design elements, the characteristics of materials and surfaces, setting locations and levels, and preventive maintenance. Also includes a list of products and vendors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
