AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
This exercise aims to enhance your understanding of the basic principles of artificial lighting design and to show how
lighting can enhance the overall aesthetic and functional quality of a building.
BRIEF:
This is an individual exercise, and you are to produce an A3-sized poster to depict your understanding of the
application of artificial lighting and natural lighting in a real building. You should investigate one of museums or
art galleries (or a gallery of your choice) through the onsite visiting and/or virtual tour (please find several links
with cases in the next page) and consider how spaces within the museum/gallery are lit, why they are lit in that
way, what the lighting is trying to achieve and whether the lighting is successful.
Your poster should at least cover the following topics (but can include more):
O The building being studied;
O The requirements of lighting in the building;
O Description of the types of artificial lighting used in one of the main rooms/areas in the building;
O Justification for use of the type of artificial lighting;
O Examples of effects produced: artificial lighting on its own (night-time), as well as strategies when
daylight levels are low (combination with daylight). You should also comment and critique these effects.
You should use terms and criteria covered in the lectures in your analysis of the lighting scheme.
ARCH311 ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN 3
Assignment: Artificial Lighting in Museums and Art Galleries
The poster should be logically laid-out, with diagrams and annotations clearly shown. Marks will be awarded for both
content and presentation of the poster.
SUBMISSION:
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Submit an electronic version (ppt or pdf format) of your poster in CANVAS by
Make sure your name and student ID number are on your poster.
Files must NOT be larger than 50 MB.
Name the files according to the following format:
o Surname_FirstName.pdf
The exercise will be formally assessed by the module staff and will count 30% towards your final mark for
this module. NB: Although electronic versions are being submitted, please note that you should be designing the font sizes and
resolution of diagrams to be clearly readable on the A3-size hard copy poster.
ARCH311 ENVIRONMENTAL
DESIGN 3
Assignment: Artificial Lighting in Museums and Art Galleries
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Work that is submitted late or that is excessively plagiarised will be penalised according to University Policies.
Check CANVAS and your e-mail regularly in case of changes.
Cases of museum virtual tours:
1. Museum of Liverpool
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/liverpool-wheels-virtual-tour
2. The British Museum
https://blog.britishmuseum.org/how-to-explore-the-british-museum-from-
home/?gclid=EAlalQobChMInPLT8beZ7g|VGJftCh0vHgooEAAYASAAEgJjAfD BwE
3. The National Gallery
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-
tours?gclid=EAlalQobChMInPLT8beZ7g|VGJftCh0vHgooEAAYAyAAEgJkUfD_BwE
4. The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
5. Vatican Museums
http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html
6. The Natural History Museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/virtual-museum.html
7. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
https://artsandculture.google.com/project/guggenheim-bilbao Marking Criteria for Lighting Posters (ARCH311)
Mark Range
Content of Poster
>70%
60% to 70%
50% to 60%
40% to 50%
<40%
ARCH311 ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN 3
Assignment: Artificial Lighting in Museums and Art Galleries
▪ Artificial lighting used in the chosen building described to a very high level,
both in terms of detail and in accuracy.
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Technical terms used with no apparent errors.
▪ Very high level of justification of the lighting scheme provided and
critiqued.
▪ Artificial lighting used in the chosen building described to a high level, both
in terms of detail and in accuracy.
■ Technical terms used with no major errors.
▪ High level of justification of the lighting scheme provided and critiqued.
▪ Artificial lighting used in the chosen building described to an adequate
level.
■ Technical terms used with some errors.
▪ Adequate level of justification of the lighting scheme provided and
critiqued.
▪ Attempts made at specifying the artificial lighting used in the chosen
building.
▪ Very limited attempt at addressing technical terms.
▪ Very basic justification of the lighting scheme provided.
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No evidence of artificial light / general lighting scheme covered to an
adequate level.
Little / no attempt at addressing technical terms.
Presentation of Poster
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Poster excellently / creatively presented, very
detailed and very clear.
Poster well-presented with some creativity
evident, detailed and relatively clear to read
Poster adequately presented, could be more
creative, unclear in some parts.
Poster legible but not creatively laid-out, unclear
in many parts
Poster poorly / inadequately presented
