A cylindrical 360-degree view of a studio space, with predictions of different glare indices indicated by the colored bars. (Photograph courtesy of Christoph Reinhart.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Christoph Reinhart
MIT Course Number
4.430
As Taught In
Spring 2012
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
- Selected lecture notes
- Assignments: problem sets (no solutions)
- Assignments: activity (no examples)
- Assignments: design (no examples)
Course Description
This course explores natural and electric lighting that integrates occupant comfort, energy efficiency and daylight availability in an architectural context. Students are asked to evaluate daylighting in real space and simulations, and also high dynamic range photography and physical model building.
