The Architecture of Light
Author | : Mary Ann Steane |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2012-11-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135655952 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135655952 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Architecture of Light written by Mary Ann Steane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviewing the use of natural light by architects in the era of electricity, this book aims to show that natural light not only remains a potential source of order in architecture, but that natural lighting strategies impose a usefully creative discipline on design. Considering an approach to environmental context that sees light as a critical aspect of place, this book explores current attitudes to natural light by offering a series of in-depth studies of recent projects and the particular lighting issues they have addressed. It gives a more nuanced appraisal of these lighting strategies by setting them within their broader topographic, climatic and cultural contexts.