The architecture of natural light /
by Henry Plummer.
- 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The other architecture: constructing metaphysical space -- Evanescence: orchestration of light to mutate through time -- Procession: choreography of light for the moving eye -- Veils of glass: refraction of light in a diaphanous film -- Atomization: sifting of light through a porous screen -- Canalization: channeling of light through a hollow mass -- Atmospheric silence: suffusion of light with a unified mood -- Luminescence: materialization of light in physical matter.
Seen through the eyes of an architect-photographer, 'The Architecture of Natural Light' considers the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings. It begins with a brief introduction to the history of architecture, seen through the advances and experimentation put forward by architects over the centuries.