The book provides a basic understanding of light and colour, and their significance for humans in the spatial context. It provides background context, facts and possible approaches; it is neither a manual of how to use colour and light practical or aesthetically, nor it is a traditional presentation of given aesthetic principles or doctrines.

Introduction Karin Fridell Anter, Ulf Klarén Part 1: HUMAN-COLOUR-LIGHT-ENVIRONMENT 1. Physical Measurement and Human Standards Ulf Klarén 2. The Effect of Colour and Light – Behaviours and Reactions Thorbjörn Laike 3. From Burning Flames to the Light-emitting Diodes of the 2010s – light and lighting from a cultural-historical perspective Jan Garnert Part 2: TO DESCRIBE COLOUR AND LIGHT 4. To Conceive the Concepts Karin Fridell Anter 5. Lighting Technology: Concepts and measurement methods Leif Berggren & Karin Fridell Anter 6. Visual Spatial Analysis Ulf Klarén 7. NCS and Other Colour Systems Karin Fridell Anter Part 3:LIGHT SOURCES AND COLOUR MATERIALS 8. Daylight, Windows, and Window Glass Barbara Szybinska Matusiak 9. Artificial Light Sources and Their Use Leif Berggren 10. Paint and its Use Pär Duwe 11. Radiation, Surface Reflection, and Colour Johanna Enger, Karin Fridell Anter 12. The Surfaces and Colours of Different Materials Ulf Klarén Part 4: LIGHT AND COLOUR IN BUILT ROOMS 13. Light and Colour as Support or Obstruction Helle Wijk, Cecilia Häggström 14. Colour, Light, and Spatial Dynamics Monica Billger, Karin Fridell Anter & Cecilia Häggström On the authors Thanks References Index

‘Understanding architectural space from the perspective of light and colour is an enriching experience. There have been no other books that describe colour and light dynamics in a spatial context. Colour and Light: Spatial Experience should be required reading for both designers and academics alike.’ - Galen Minah, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle WA, USA.‘This is going straight onto my list of books that I recommend to students of design. Separate chapters deal with light sources, paint, the specification of colour and the visual characteristics of materials, but it all comes together at the end. Rather as Einstein introduced the new concept of space/time to physics, here we have the synthesis of space/light/colour.’ - Dr Paul Green-Armytage, Associate of Curtin University, Past President of the Colour Society of Australia.‘Colour and Light: Spatial Experience establishes a milestone in the knowledge that cannot be missed in the library of anyone involved in colour and light.’ - Prof. Arch. Pietro Zennaro, Iuav University of Venice, Italy.