Description: Light in Architecture explores the role and use of light in and around buildings from the time that Stonehenge was built through to the present day, illustrating how a greater understanding of this intangible and free material will lead us to better architecture and, ultimately, improve our quality of life. Translated and carefully updated from the best-selling Spanish book, La Materia Intangible, this full colour edition explains why light is so fundamental to human perception, how its nature and use are influenced by time and place, and how it has come to be used as a tool for abstract architectural design. Drawing on centuries of thinking and over 40 real-life, international exemplars, the book explores the different ways that light can be harnessed and manipulated to achieve particular objectives, emotions or experiences, as well as how the technologies and techniques for doing so have developed over time. Importantly for today's cities, Light in Architecture also looks at what happens when we build in, on or around our pre-existing architecture, identifying how we can improve, restore or even destroy light in the process.
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EAN: 9781859465967
UPC: 9781859465967
ISBN: 9781859465967
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Book Title: Light in Architecture: The Intangible Material by
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Light in Architecture : the Intangible Material
Publisher: Riba Publications
Publication Year: 2015
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Interior Design / Lighting, General
Item Weight: 16.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 8.2 in
Subject Area: Architecture
Author: Elisa Valero Ramos
Item Width: 6.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
