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Light in Architecture : Tectonic Relations Between Light and Shadows.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vidmar, Tatjana Capuder.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.
- Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-.
- Johnson, Robert A., 1921-2018.
- Light in architecture.
- Shades and shadows.
- Local Subjects:
- Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.
- Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-.
- Johnson, Robert A., 1921-2018.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (83 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2026.
- Summary:
- Today, when darkness of all kinds, cast by humans, is trying to prevail and is endangering prosperous life on the planet, we need a reflection on how to reconcile the darkness with light of living.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- What is light, anyway?
- Darkness and shadow vs. light
- Reality is relational
- 1. An Interplay of Light and Shadow
- 2. Facing the Shadow
- 3. Magic Light
- 4. Reconciliation Between the Opposites
- Alvar Aalto's architectural views
- Sensitivity to sunlight
- The studio in Helsinki
- Architecture is relational
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9783839478660
- OCLC:
- 1611782343
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