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Moyer, Janet Lennox, 1954-

The landscape lighting book / Janet Lennox Moyer.

2nd ed.

Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley & Sons, ©2005.

xiv, 402 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

The Landscape Lighting Book shows you how to achieve a wide range of beautiful and dramatic lighting effects. You'll get expert guidance and advice on the theory, design process, project needs, a nd techniques of landscape lighting. You'll find prizewinning projects designed by the author and other landscape lighting professionals throughout the United States. Plus, hundreds of diagrams, drawings, and black-and-white and full-color photographs illuminate topics and provide visually stunning insights into new and creative ways that lighting can transform landscapes.

Garden lighting.

Landscape architecture.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-397) and index.

I. Project development -- Assessing project needs -- Vision and perception of light -- Luminous composition -- The design process: documenting and installing landscape lighting -- Follow-up work: record documents and project maintenance -- II. Materials and technology -- Light sources -- Light fixtures -- Corrosion, materials, and finishes -- Controls -- Wiring -- III. Applications -- Residential spaces -- Public spaces -- Atria -- IV. Elements of design -- Plant materials -- Garden evolution: changes that effect lighting -- Sculptures, architectural structures, and signage -- Walkways and stairs -- Building elevation lighting -- Water features -- Appendix.

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