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Exterior: Means and and

Floodlighting buildings at night can be an effective way to advertise and identify structures while also demonstrating civic pride. When floodlighting a building, it is important to light it in a way that does not distort its form or obscure its identity. The appropriate lighting design depends on the building's architecture and the desired effects. In general, lighting should achieve five objectives: 1) Each surface should appear in proper perspective from a distance; 2) Surfaces should not be flattened or have their perspective destroyed; 3) Large differences in brightness between adjacent areas should be avoided to prevent distortion.

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Exterior: Means and and

Floodlighting buildings at night can be an effective way to advertise and identify structures while also demonstrating civic pride. When floodlighting a building, it is important to light it in a way that does not distort its form or obscure its identity. The appropriate lighting design depends on the building's architecture and the desired effects. In general, lighting should achieve five objectives: 1) Each surface should appear in proper perspective from a distance; 2) Surfaces should not be flattened or have their perspective destroyed; 3) Large differences in brightness between adjacent areas should be avoided to prevent distortion.

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EXTERIOR LIGHTING 11-21

Floodlighting of Buildings
Floodlighting of commercial and industrial buildings, public buildings,
places of historical interest, power stations, etc., is a dignified means of
advertising and identifying the structure and of indicating civic pride at
nighttime. (See Figs. 11-15 and 11-16.)
In floodlighting a building, it is necessary that its form and beauty be
neither distorted nor obscured and that the structure retain its identity.
Buildings impress one not so much by their size or mass as by their beauty
of outline and harmony of proportions.
The most appropriate type of floodlighting for a building depends upon
its architecture and the effects to be achieved. In general, floodlighting
should be such that the following five objectives are achieved:
1. Each surface should have such a brightness that it appears in proper
perspective when viewed from afar. Floodlighting that flattens all
surfaces and destroys perspective is undesirable. Also, large brightness
differentials between adjacent areas of a building will distort appearance
and cause the bright areas to appear closer to distant observers.
FIG. 11-15. Typical floodlighting installations may be installed to (a) advertise a
product or owner, (b) identify a structure, (c) indicate civic pride.

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