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Early in 1964 the Society's Technical Committee appointed a panel on 'Quality in Lighting' to investigate those elements in lighting which contribute to the visual quality of an interior. The early work of the panel was linked with the appraisal work being carried out at that time by the C.I.E. Committee E-3.1.1.3 (Agreeable Luminous Environment). This work of appraisal has been developed considerably in Great Britain both by individual workers and by the panel, and the present paper gives an account of the organisation and usefulness of these subjective studies. This paper is in effect a report on progress by the Quality Panel of which the authors are the members. After identifying the significant aspects of quality and showing how they contribute to the total effect, the paper examines the roles of the architect and lighting engineer, and suggests a process of cooperation which would eventually lead to more comprehensive methods of design. This process is then demonstrated by means of a design exercise.

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Designing for Quality in Lighting

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