Lighting Design for Interior Spaces
A course by Mónica Vega
, Architectural Lighting Designer
Learn how to trigger emotions and communicate ideas through the conceptualization of light
- Best seller Spanish with subtitles in English
- 97% positive reviews (572)
- 18296 students
Learn how to trigger emotions and communicate ideas through the conceptualization of light
- 97% positive reviews (572)
- 18296 students
- 14 lessons (2h 25m)
- 25 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Is it possible to generate emotions and communicate ideas with light alone? The answer from Mónica Vega, architectural lighting designer and founder of LumLum studio, is a resounding yes. Together with her, make light your main working tool and be able to create a memorable language.
In this course, learn to use light as a design medium with basic techniques to illuminate interior spaces. When you finish, you will know how to conceptualize and design light atmospheres to generate user experiences, as well as the best way to present your projects to your team or clients.
What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. The light
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U3U3. Conceptualization
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U4U4. Technique and documentation
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FPFP Final project
Start by getting to know Mónica Vega better, how she discovered architectural lighting design as a profession, when she founded LumLum, and what her job entails as a lighting designer.
Discover the main subject of the course, light! In this unit, lay the groundwork by understanding what is light, how does it work, what are its physical characteristics, and how does it interact with materials. This way, you’ll achieve better results in your future projects.
Then, learn the basics of composing with light: general light, focal glow, brightness, hierarchies, and layers. Mónica shows you how to use them and how to combine them to achieve a central lighting concept or idea to make decisions about your project.
Move on to the more technical phase. First, review the sources of natural and artificial light. Then, learn what a lamp and a luminaire are and how to choose the right light for each part of your project.
Finally, represent the light sources on an architectural plane to communicate their position, direction, color temperature, and shape. Make a conceptual presentation of your design, in order to convey it to your team or clients.
What is this course's project?
Develop a lighting project for an interior space using LumLum’s 3-stage method: concept, technique, and documentation.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Architects, interior designers, design lovers, and anyone curious about light who wants to learn how to use it as a building material.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you will need to have basic knowledge of architectural design.
As for materials, you will need a sketchbook, black paper, and blue, yellow, white, and orange pencils.
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A course by Mónica Vega
After graduating in architecture, Mónica Vega founded her practice in Mexico City, LumLum, dedicated to designing architectural lighting for restaurants, offices, and stores, mostly.
Through documentation and research, LumLum's purpose is to arouse emotions with light as a working material. Most of their projects are located in the capital, but they also work all over the country, offering different solutions to each client and building.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do on the course?
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U2
The light
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What is light
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The subject, observer
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Light, materials, objects
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U3
Conceptualization
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The concept
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Composition
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Layers and hierarchies
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U4
Technique and documentation
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Light sources
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How to choose a light source? 1
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How to choose a light source? 2
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Representation of light sources
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Drawing the light
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FP
Final project
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Lighting design for interior spaces
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c3rbio
Recomendaría este curso a todos los estudiantes de arquitectura ya aquellos que buscan una nueva dimensión en el diseño de espacios luminosos. Descubra el poder emocional y transformador de la luz en los espacios. Ahora veo la luz como una herramienta poderosa para crear emociones y dar vida a los espacios arquitectónicos. ¡Emocionado por aplicar todo lo aprendido en mis futuros proyectos!
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elena
Hola, muy claro, práctico y fácil de entender para comenzar y tener en cuenta detalles básicos.
Luego como dices es básico leer las características en los catálogos de marcas y hacer pruebas insitu en los proyectos. Para mi interesante porque considero que la luz es alma de los proyectos.
Gracias!
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erica_eugenia
Muito fraco. Esperava mais!
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yerlinmercedes
Excelente curso. Una muy buena explicación para introducirse en esa especialidad de iluminación en la arquitectura.
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natalie.cairus
Un curso interesante. Bien abordado el tema.
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