ARCHITECTURAL SSL • Chronicling the Advancement of LEDs in the Built Environment
GETTING COMFORTABLE. We crave comfort foods that make us feel good. Without realizing it, perhaps we wish the same thing in lighting. In trying to better define human-oriented lighting, let’s recognize homeopathic as well as prescriptive solutions.
AT THE FRONT In language, the right accent on right syllable makes all the difference. For buildings, it’s all about the right lighting strokes.
SSL PROJECT Tillotson Design Assocs., in the form of the glistening, angular Vagelos Center, add some “wow’ curb-appeal to Columbia’s medical campus.
SSL PROFILE Charlotte’s “Queen City Tower” gets a dynamic and luminous crown thanks to new “light paintings” brought to life by Focus Lighting.
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APPLYING LIGHT FOR
WELLBEING WHAT IS HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING? Can we apply light to make us healthier or more productive? That remains to be seen, but certainly lighting can be applied to deliver “comfort” to make us feel better. [Page 16]
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