The Secret of the Shadow Light and Shadow in Architecture |
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| Artist:
| Testa, Clorindo
Zumthor, Peter |
| Author:
| Libeskind, Daniel |
| By (photographer):
| Binet, Hélène |
| Contribution by:
| Correa, Charles
Herzog, Thomas
Kollhoff, Hans
Botta, Mario |
| Editor:
| Brandi, Ulrike
Bunschoten, Raoul
Geissmar-Brandi, Christoph
Schmal, Peter Cachola
Flagge, Ingeborg |
| Text by:
| Casati, Roberto
Fehn, Sverre
Goetz, Annina
Lellau, Dirk
Oechslin, Werner
Trummer, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8030-0622-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2002 |
| Publisher: | Ernst J. Wasmuth Verlag GmbH & Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Light and shadow belong together. Yet the increasing number of artificial light sources on earth are resulting in continuously decreasing zones of shadow and darkness. In architecture, the growing use of glass and other translucent layers questions the very significance of shadows. Do they protect against or cause a loss of brightness? Do we even need shadows today at all?
The Secret of the Shadowexplores these "holes in the light" through perceptual psychology, historical...
More DescriptionLight and shadow belong together. Yet the increasing number of artificial light sources on earth are resulting in continuously decreasing zones of shadow and darkness. In architecture, the growing use of glass and other translucent layers questions the very significance of shadows. Do they protect against or cause a loss of brightness? Do we even need shadows today at all? The Secret of the Shadowexplores these "holes in the light" through perceptual psychology, historical accounts of their use in architectural teaching, and an overview of their role in classical modern architecture. Additionally, 50 "shadow seekers" from around the world, including Pritzker Prize-winning architects Tadao Ando and Sverre Fehn, contributed a work of their own that reveals the importance of shadows in contemporary architectural concepts.