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ContentsPART 1: ARCHITECTURE AND DAYLIGHTCHAPTER 1Natural light in the architectural projectNatural light as a construction material; The architectural meanings of natural light; Connectivity and communication; Symbiosis and mediation; Natural light in architectural projects: written testimonies; The historical treatises; The Italian experience; The experience of Central Europe; The experience of Northern Europe; The U.S. experience; The experience at low latitudes; Daylighting between the project and definition of spaceCHAPTER 2Daylighting, architectural strategies comparedDaylighting techniques and other devices for daylighting; Sidelighting; Toplighting; Corelighting; A dichotomic question: solar penetration versus -solar screens; Apertures andinterior finish to facilitate solar penetration; The role of shading in architectural design; Internaland external shading systems; Lightshelf; Louvre; Prismatic panels; Laser cut panels; Light guiding shades; Sun-directing glass; Glazing and shading systems that employ HOE materials; Zenithal anidolic systems and anidolic ceilings; The role of Daylighting in environmental and energy certification procedures; Natural light in environmentval assessment procedures: protocols and certifications; Daylighting between the architectural design and the management of lightPART 2: THE CALCULATION OF NATURAL LIGHT - FROM THE STATIC TO THE DYNAMIC MODELCHAPTER 3Daylight assessment: the evolution of static modelIntroduction; The Daylight Factor: methods and tools; Graphic methods; Geometric methods; Analytical methods; Rules of thumb; Limits of applicability of the static approach; The current status of the legislation on Daylighting: European and international codes; Standards and re-quirements based on illuminance levels; Standards and requirements based on the Daylight Fac-tor; Standards and requirements based on the sizing of windows; Standards and requirements based on solar zoning building regulations; The need for a new international paradigmCHAPTER 4Daylight Assessment: definition of dynamic modelIntroduction; Climate-Based Daylight Modelling; Typical meteorological year climate data for the formulation of dynamic parameters and methods of application; The project to define an Ital-ian TRY and the last frontier of dynamic calculation through Real-Time Weather Date; New Metrics; Useful Daylight Illuminance; Daylight Autonomy - DA and continuous Daylight Autonomy - cDA; Other parameters: daylight saturation percentage, annual sunlight exposure and spatial daylight autonomy; Comparative analysis of the dynamic parameters; Daylight As-sessment and dynamic performance metrics: issues worthy to be clarifiedCHAPTER 5A new paradigm for Daylight AssessmentDefining a protocol to optimise the Daylight Assessment procedure; An integrated protocol for the dynamic assessment of natural light in confined spaces: a cascade framework in line with qualitative and quantitative aspects; Quantitative analysis through simulation by software and the models in use. Methods, algorithms and interoperability of resources; Qualitative analysis through the subjective assessment component and POEs; Application of the new assessment pro-tocol: dynamic -simulation for a case study; Results of quantitative analysis of the static parame-ters and the new dynamic schemes; Results of qualitative analysis of visual comfort through sub-jective assessments; Considerations on implementation of the new paradigm; Extension of the field of the phenomenology of daylight