Appraisal of Lighting Strategies for Achieving Environmental Sustainability in Selected Art Museums and Galleries in Nigeria
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Lighting in the display areas of art museums and galleries is a key facilitator of an effective design. However, this brings to the fore the issue of environmental sustainability. This study investigated the use of lighting
strategies in three selected art museums and galleries in
Nigeria to ascertain how effective they are in achieving
energy conservation, towards attaining environmental
sustainability in developing the built environment. The
study adopted a qualitative research method that obtained
primary data with the aid of an observation guide developed for the research. Results were content analysed and presented descriptively with plates and tables. The
results indicated that both daylighting and artificial lighting strategies of several types were utilized. However, the daylighting strategies were used in the display areas as
supportive measures and the use of artificial lighting
techniques was found to be prominent. Using both
strategies helped to effectively light the display areas and
encouraged energy conservation, thereby encouraging
environmental sustainability. The study underscored the
importance of appreciably integrating daylighting
strategies with artificial lighting techniques in the
development of display areas of museums and galleries
right from the design stage. It suggested the use of the
combined lighting system so that the daylighting strategies
are optimised to the level that can cause a significant
reduction in the use of artificial lighting techniques to
meaningfully conserve energy. This will in turn stimulate environmental sustainability, especially where artworks
not affected by direct rays from the sun are exhibited.
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NA Architecture, Q Science (General)