Influence of color and lighting in healthcare settings

• Grant number: 05/01022-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 01, 2005
• End date: June 30, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning - Architecture and Urbanism Technology
• Principal Investigator: João Roberto Gomes de Faria
• Grantee: Andresa Paiva Mussel Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the relationship between architectonic details and lighting quality, and the users satisfaction degree. The study objects are areas witch natural lighting of the Santa Úrsula Shopping Center, in Ribeirão Preto (SP). The methods and tools are analysis of luminance and illumination measured data and high dynamic range (HDR) images.