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	title of this thread your message It seems difficult to reconstruct the intentions of the architect you are mentioning but generally speaking there are a number of reasons to do what he has done. The first one is the one you outlined already, the second is that many archtects feel unconfortable with the lighting fictures that are offered to them on the market. the main reason is that we seem to have a common problem between architects and designers. We seem to have difficulties in covering the "space" between us. It is not unlike some public seating where we obviously have the same problem. Architects find it difficult to find well designed lighting fixtures(and seating) that is monumental enough to be used in larger spaces. I suspect that the main reason is that designers threat fixtures as "products" and not as a component of architectural space. Designers of course find it sometimes exasperating to see how little attention is paid by architects to the efficiency of the lighting, the proper manufacturing, the ergonomics...you name it, always resulting in rather expensive and energy consuming custom made fixtures. A number of these "architect" fixtures are subsequently put into production simply because their simplicity in form (but costly in production) suits space better than "products" that claim to much attention. Hiding the fixture is often the first step in making it highly energy consuming. We have a nice example of this particular problem here in the Montreal "metro" or underground public transportation system. Every station is designed by a different architect (none of them is remarquable architecture by the way) and except for one(that I know of) the benches are all designed by the architect of the building or under his or her close supervision. None of the benches offers any confort, but most of them fit quite well in the architectural environment for which they are designed. In my irritation about the lack of confort, the blatent ergonomic mistakes etc. I tried to find a well "designed" bench that would offer that confort. Although you would be able to find a few, none of them is suitable for that kind of space so...obviously the architect choses to do it himself taking the obvious point of view that metro benches are not something you have to sit on for a long time so....Of course they would be equally upset if the designer would argue that...m=etro stations are places you go through in a hurry so why pay attention to architecture.... I think that there is a whole field there that is worth exploring. As far as dimming is concerned, yes there is a minimum with fluorescents, but electronic balasts give you not only a "noise free" balast but also a dimmable. Dimming an incandescent has of course the disadvantage that you can not dim and keep the same light colour. The lower you go, the warmer the light. associated web images (optional) associated web link (optional) your email your password create a forums account \| you forgot your password?