A heliodon (HEE-leo-don) is a device for adjusting the angle between a flat surface and a beam of light to match the angle between a horizontal plane at a specific latitude and the solar beam. Heliodons are used primarily by architects and students of architecture. By placing a model building on the heliodon’s flat surface and making adjustments to the light/surface angle, the investigator can see how the building would look in the three-dimensional solar beam at various dates and times of day.
A heliodon (HEE-leo-don) is a device for adjusting the angle between a flat surface and a beam of light to match the angle between a horizontal plane at...
obstructed windows. The concept of the artificial sky was derived due to heliodon’s limitation in providing a stable lighting environment for evaluating the...
areas facing solar noon and sleeping quarters on the opposite side. A heliodon is a traditional movable light device used by architects and designers...
land parcel during any time interval using the following methods: the heliodon (sun-simulating machine), descriptive geometry, or computers software (e...
Ralph Lewis Knowles Ralph Knowles and his Heliodon Born (1928-12-09) December 9, 1928 (age 95) Cleveland, Ohio Known for Solar Envelopes, Design for Natural...
Gelsthorpe of Architects' Design Group (ADG) from Baker Street, Nottingham. Heliodon modelling was used to determine the visual and psychological impact of...
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