TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plummer, Henry
TI  - Architecture of natural light: with 465 illustrations, 408 in colour 
SN  - 9780500290361
U1  - 729.28 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - London
PB  - Thames & Hudson
KW  - Light in architecture
KW  - House and Home
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -