Main entry:

Plummer, Henry, 1946-

Title & Author:

The architecture of natural light / Henry Plummer.

Publication:

New York : Monacelli Press ; London : Thames & Hudson, 2009.

Description:

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
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.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Table of contents
Sample text

ISBN:

9781580932400
1580932401
9780500290361
0500290369
9780500342527
0500342520

Subject:

Light in architecture.
Lumière en architecture.
Lighting Architectural design.
Arkitektur belysning.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264270
Call No.: BIB 195615
Status: Available