Ulrike Brandi Books

In this planning guide, the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi documents all her findings on the topics of lighting design, daylight, sustainability and healthy living spaces. It is a challenge to create holistic lighting design in times of advancing mechanization, but it is the right thing to do in terms of achieving sustainability in the use of light and energy. The renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi explains this attitude with the words, “It’s better to make the most of natural light from the start, rather than compensating with artificial light afterwards”. The guideline Light Nature Architecture proves how essential, but also simple, it is to integrate natural light into architectural planning and thus into the design of healthy and pleasant living and working environments. This richly illustrated handbook is structured based on natural light phenomena and combines Ulrike Brandi’s wealth of experience, theoretical principles, and design methods to create a reference work and source of inspiration. Richly illustrated basic work for holistic lighting design Insight into the extensive practical experience and the individual approach of the renowned lighting designer Ulrike Brandi Source of inspiration for professional planners, architects and laypeople Available in English and German (Licht Natur Architektur, ISBN 9783035624083)

The improvement of public lighting is an effective and economical way to enhance the attractiveness of urban downtown areas. Many cities in Germany and Europe have already recognized this fact and used master plans to create entirely new systems of urban lighting. They have been motivated to do so by the desire to compete with other cities and to upgrade and enhance their city centers. Although this trend is widespread and enduring, a typology of urban lighting has not been available until now. As a concrete and practical guide, this book establishes first standards for the field. Drawing on the author’s experience, it addresses the technical and planning aspects of the task and provides important information on feasibility and possible financing models. Organized systematically and with a wealth of color illustrations, detail drawings, and implementation plans, it is an indispensable guide to successfully interacting with other planners, government departments, and investors. Ulrike Brandi (b. 1957), Dipl. Des. IALD DWB, is a lighting designer and the managing director of ULRIKE BRANDI LICHT GmbH in Hamburg. She designs lighting solutions for commercial buildings, natural settings, and cities. The firm has realized more than 300 projects throughout the world. Christoph Geissmar-Brandi, (b. 1958), Dr. phil., is an art historian, exhibition curator, and the author of many books in the field.

In diesem Planungsleitfaden dokumentiert die renommierte Lichtplanerin Ulrike Brandi die Summe ihrer Erkenntnisse zu den Themen Lichtplanung, Tageslicht, Nachhaltigkeit und gesunde Lebensräume. Ganzheitliche Lichtplanung in Zeiten fortschreitender Technisierung durchzusetzen, ist eine Herausforderung, aber auch der richtige Schritt in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit im Umgang mit Licht und Energie. Die renommierte Lichtplanerin Ulrike Brandi bringt diese Haltung auf eine einfache Formel: „Von Anfang an gut zu belichten, ist besser, als nachträglich zu beleuchten.“ Der Leitfaden Licht Natur Architektur beweist, wie wichtig, aber auch einfach es ist, natürliches Licht in die Planung und Gestaltung gesunder und wohltuender Lebens- und Arbeitswelten zu integrieren. Das reich illustrierte und nach natürlichen Lichtphänomenen gegliederte Handbuch vereint den Erfahrungsschatz von Ulrike Brandi sowie theoretische Grundlagen und Entwurfsmethoden zu einem Nachschlagewerk und einer vielfältigen Inspirationsquelle. Reich illustriertes Grundlagenwerk für ganzheitliche Lichtplanung Einblick in die umfassende Praxiserfahrung und die individuelle Herangehensweise der renommierten Lichtplanerin Ulrike Brandi Inspirationsquelle für Fachplanende, Architekturschaffende und Laien Erhältlich auf Deutsch und Englisch (Light Nature Architecture, ISBN 9783035624151)