Architecture of natural light : with 465 illustrations, 408 in colour / by Henry Plummer

By:

Plummer, Henry

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2009.Description: 255 p. : col. illISBN:

9780500290361

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DDC classification:

729.28 PLU

Contents:

Contents : The other architecture: constructing metaphysical space -- 1. Evanescence: orchestration of light to mutate through time -- 2. Procession: choreography of light for the moving eye -- 3. Veils of glass: refraction of light in a diaphanous film -- 4. Atomization: sifting of light through a porous screen -- 5. Canalization: channeling of light through a hollow mass -- 6. Atmospheric silence: suffusion of light with a unified mood -- 7. Luminescence: materialization of light in physical matter.

Summary: Considers the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings. This title offers an introduction to the history of architecture, seen through the advances and experimentation put forward by architects over the centuries. It also considers the particular uses of light through many disciplines, from art history to film and literature.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB L-1	Non Fiction	729.28 PLU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		006508

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Contents : The other architecture: constructing metaphysical space --
1. Evanescence: orchestration of light to mutate through time --
2. Procession: choreography of light for the moving eye --
3. Veils of glass: refraction of light in a diaphanous film --
4. Atomization: sifting of light through a porous screen --
5. Canalization: channeling of light through a hollow mass --
6. Atmospheric silence: suffusion of light with a unified mood --
7. Luminescence: materialization of light in physical matter.

Considers the many effects of natural illumination in contemporary buildings. This title offers an introduction to the history of architecture, seen through the advances and experimentation put forward by architects over the centuries. It also considers the particular uses of light through many disciplines, from art history to film and literature.

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