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2. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Daylighting (architecture) A skylight providing internal illumination. Daylighting is the practice of placing windows, skylights, other openings, and reflective surfaces so that direct or indirect sunlight can provide effective internal lighting. Particular attention is given to daylighting while designing a building when the aim is to maximize ...

3. These Statement Lighting Options Will Take Your Living Room ...

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   Natural lighting is all important, of course, but so is a chic pendant, sconce, or lamp to help set the vibe. Harsh overhead lighting, for example, can be a total mood killer. Harsh overhead ...

4. Recessed light - Wikipedia

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   A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light (for canister light) in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed it appears to have light shining from a hole in the ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction as a broad ...

5. Lighting - Wikipedia

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   Illuminated cherry blossoms, light from the shop windows, and Japanese lantern at night in Ise, Mie, Japan. Lighting or illumination is the deliberate use of light to achieve practical or aesthetic effects. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources like lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing ...

6. Architectural lighting design - Wikipedia

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   The history of electric light is well documented, [11] and with the developments in lighting technology the profession of lighting developed alongside it. The development of high-efficiency, low-cost fluorescent lamps led to a reliance on electric light and a uniform blanket approach to lighting, but the energy crisis of the 1970s required more design consideration and reinvigorated the use of ...

7. Parabolic aluminized reflector - Wikipedia

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   A parabolic aluminized reflector lamp (PAR lamp or simply PAR) is a type of electric lamp that is widely used in commercial, residential, and transportation illumination. It produces a highly directional beam. Usage includes theatrical lighting, locomotive headlamps, aircraft landing lights, and residential and commercial recessed lights ("cans ...