Smart lighting solutions and applications in architecture and interior design

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of interior design and Furniture, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo

Abstract

Lighting is an important element in the process of visual perception of everything that surrounds us, and one of the most important elements in design and architecture, through which the rest of the elements of space are identified, and with the development of human activities and the difference in the quality of life and keeping pace with developments, lighting is witnessing successive developments in the age of information and knowledge, smart lighting It has been around for a decade or more, allowing the application of a “precious balance” of lighting where it is needed when it is needed and in just the right amount. Smart lighting makes the environment safe for humans at night while improving the quality-of-life day and night while enabling a more harmonious existence of technology, people, plants, and animals that cannot be achieved using traditional techniques.

The need to use it today in all sectors comes because of its great importance in improving efficiency and accuracy and enhancing the functional and aesthetic performance of spaces. Including its importance in improving the quality of design and estimating the needs of users in light of developments. The research deals with shedding light on the applications of smart lighting in the sectors and the extent to which they are used.

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