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Culture, Light and Latitudes: A comparative study of lighting conditions and habits in Brasília, Berlin and Copenhagen

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Term

4. Term

Education

Publication year

2018

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Pages

98

Abstract

Dette teoretiske speciale sammenligner naturligt dagslys og hverdagens vaner for kunstig belysning i Brasília, København og Berlin. Det fokuserer på stuer, dokumenterer hvordan de er belyst og bruger disse observationer til at forstå lokale praksisser. Analysen samler fire perspektiver: hvordan øje og hjerne opfatter lys (synets fysiologi), hvordan mennesker oplever lys i hverdagen (fænomenologi), metoder til at vurdere dagslys og klimastudier. Ved at sætte træk ved det naturlige lys på forskellige breddegrader i forhold til tilsvarende kunstige belysningsindstillinger, og med udgangspunkt i etablerede ækvivalenser mellem de to, diskuterer specialet, hvordan dagslysforhold påvirker kulturelle belysningsvaner i de tre byer.

This theoretical thesis compares natural daylight and everyday artificial lighting habits in Brasília, Copenhagen and Berlin. It focuses on living rooms, documenting how they are lit and using these observations to understand local practices. The analysis brings together four perspectives: how the eye and brain perceive light (physiology of vision), how people experience light in daily life (phenomenology), methods for assessing daylight, and climate studies. By relating features of natural light at different latitudes to comparable artificial lighting settings, and drawing on established equivalences between the two, the thesis discusses how daylight conditions influence cultural lighting habits in the three cities.

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