Light, Nature, Architecture

In this planning guide, the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi documents all her findings on the topics of lighting design, daylight, sustainability and healthy living spaces.

It is a challenge to create holistic lighting design in times of advancing mechanization, but it is the right thing to do in terms of achieving sustainability in the use of light and energy. The renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi explains this attitude with the words, "It's better to make the most of natural light from the start, rather than compensating with artificial light afterwards".

The guideline Light Nature Architecture proves how essential, but also simple, it is to integrate natural light into architectural planning and thus into the design of healthy and pleasant living and working environments.

This richly illustrated handbook is structured based on natural light phenomena and combines Ulrike Brandi's wealth of experience, theoretical principles, and design methods to create a reference work and source of inspiration.

• Richly illustrated basic work for holistic lighting design
• Insight into the extensive practical experience and the individual approach of the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi
• Source of inspiration for professional planners, architects and laypeople
• Available in English and German (Licht Natur Architektur, ISBN 9783035624083)

Auteur

Ulrike Brandi is an internationally active lighting designer based in Hamburg. Since 1987, she has realised more than 1000 projects (indoor and outdoor spaces) with her office and collaborates with the most important architects of our time. She has published numerous books on the subject of light. As an expert, she speaks and teaches regularly on international stages.

Born 1957 in Bad Bevensen, Germany
1984 - 1988 Studied Industrial Design in Hamburg, diploma with Dieter Rams
1987 Foundation: Ulrike Brandi Licht Lighting design and development
1995-1996 Lectureship, FH Düsseldorf, Faculty of Architecture - Interior Design
1998-1999 Visiting professorship, Braunschweig University of Fine Arts in the industrial design department
2013 Founded: Brandi Institute for Light and Design