Natural light and libraries
By: Wagih Fawzi Youssef.
Publisher: University Microfilms International
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 443
Subjects: Library architecture -- Lighting.
Notes: Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Pennsylvania, 1979.

Includes bibliography and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I; title: characteristics of natural light and its influence on the design of reading rooms; title: influence of natural light in the north temperate zone upon design; title: influence of natural light upon human physical activity and vision; title: review and classification of previous studies related to the subject; title: Part II; title: modification of light; title: necessity of light modification; title: technical means for light modification; title: influence of the window proportion upon the quality and quantity of light; title: methods of measuring the quality and quantity of light by objective standards; title: design method for maximum window performance; title: influence of the window area upon the illumination; title: Part III; title: case study: influence of the window size, position, and reveal shape upon the light in the interior; title: appendix I: psychophysical influences of natural light; title: appendix II: biological effects of natural light; title: appendix III: reflections upon the influence of natural light on spatial patterns; title: appendix IV: analyses of the case study