Negotiating technology change: the challenge of designing lighting with LEDs for domestic settings.

McDermott, R; Stewart, SC

Negotiating technology change: the challenge of designing lighting with LEDs for domestic settings.

McDermott, R Stewart, SC

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Publisher:: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the ASA 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, 2015, pp. 1169 - 1182 (13)
Issue Date:: 2015-12-02

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dc.contributor.author	McDermott, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, SC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2253-2078	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Crawford, RH	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Stephan, A	en_US
dc.date	2015-12-02	en_US
dc.date.available	2015-08-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-12-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the ASA 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, 2015, pp. 1169 - 1182 (13)	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9923835-2-7	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43213
dc.description.abstract	The focus of this paper is on the shift from the GLS (incandescent) technologies that dominated 20th century experience of light, to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). It argues that expectations, based upon the performance and behaviour of 20th century lighting technologies, have profoundly influenced the direction taken in developing LED technologies for lighting design applications. However, the light from LEDs, stubbornly refuses to conform to the norms of previous forms of lighting. As a light source the LED is completely different in feeling, form and technological delivery, and does not easily create the same lighting conditions as the 20th century light sources. The profound differences between GLS and LED lighting mean that the expectations of both designers and consumers are often inappropriate, and contribute to unsatisfactory applications of the technology. This paper reports on findings from experimental, practice-based research into approaches to lighting design using LED technologies. The research posed a series of questions around designing with LEDS: How can designers come to grips with the challenges and potential of LED technology? What changes in attitudes and expectations for lighting does this new technology require from designers and consumers? What radically different possibilities for lighting design might emerge once we move beyond the conditioning and practices established by 20th century light sources?	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the ASA 49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) Annual Conference	en_US
dc.title	Negotiating technology change: the challenge of designing lighting with LEDs for domestic settings.	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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Abstract:

The focus of this paper is on the shift from the GLS (incandescent) technologies that dominated 20th century experience of light, to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). It argues that expectations, based upon the performance and behaviour of 20th century lighting technologies, have profoundly influenced the direction taken in developing LED technologies for lighting design applications. However, the light from LEDs, stubbornly refuses to conform to the norms of previous forms of lighting. As a light source the LED is completely different in feeling, form and technological delivery, and does not easily create the same lighting conditions as the 20th century light sources. The profound differences between GLS and LED lighting mean that the expectations of both designers and consumers are often inappropriate, and contribute to unsatisfactory applications of the technology. This paper reports on findings from experimental, practice-based research into approaches to lighting design using LED technologies. The research posed a series of questions around designing with LEDS: How can designers come to grips with the challenges and potential of LED technology? What changes in attitudes and expectations for lighting does this new technology require from designers and consumers? What radically different possibilities for lighting design might emerge once we move beyond the conditioning and practices established by 20th century light sources?

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