Plummer, Henry, 1946-

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.

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Light in architecture.

NA2794 / .P48 2009b

729.28