AE 466Computer Aided Lighting Design

3 credits · Architectural Engineering · Penn State

This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the steps involved in the lighting design process, including the design and analysis for outdoor area; floodlighting; and interior applications, including design criteria; economic analysis; modeling algorithms; and visualization. The goal of this course is to cultivate an understanding of good lighting design practice through a series of design and analysis problems. Students gain experience and skill in applying these steps to real design problems, as well as effectively communicating their designs. Topics include the design process; outdoor area and interior architectural lighting design considerations; design criteria; schematic level design; lighting system modeling, performance evaluation and visualization; equipment selection and layout; and graphic and oral communication of schematic and final lighting design solutions. By the end of the course, students will have a thorough understanding of and the ability to: establish and follow a design process from programming through construction documentation; apply nontechnical skills that are essential to success in the AE professions of lighting design and illuminating engineering, including time management, effective communication, collegiality, and initiative; analyze lighting system performance with lighting software that employs advanced modeling algorithms; present design concepts, design processes, and lighting design solutions with clarity and professionalism, both visually and orally.