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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

B. Martens:
"Making Light Tangible: Simulation of Light Design within Architectural Education";
Talk: EFA-Conference (Full-scale Modeling), Florence; 02-18-1999 - 02-20-1999; in: "Proceedings of the 7th EFA-Conference", ÖKK-Verlag, Wien (1999), ISBN: 3-85437-167-5; 1 - 6.



English abstract:
In times where computer-assisted representations dominate the "market" of
visual simulation, the major strongholds of simulation in true size in conveying
(artificial) light configurations have been observed. Though light
cannot be "touched" due to its material absence the human eye reacts extremely
sensitively to differing constellations. In matters of seconds differences
are perceived and classified. Opening up a rift between the various simulation
techniques, however, would not prove wise. The normal procedure still consists
of trial positioning of lighting objects on site (i.e.: 1:1 simulation at building
site). Regarding the effort this causes attempts as to gaining similar results
by means of (partial) computer representations are worth considering.
The degree of abstraction, however, might be too significant to make for
conclusive decisions. In other words: Can the gap between imagination and
translation thereof into reality be bridged? This contribution deals with the
experimental implementation of artificial light in the full-scale lab and its
possibilities regarding the 1:1 simulation at the Vienna University of Technology,
with special attention to the didactic aspects related thereto.


Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/pub-ar_1561.pdf


Created from the Publication Database of the Vienna University of Technology.