Architecture which uses light other than just for illumination

westisbest · December 11th, 2012, 03:24 PM

Hi.

Could anybody suggest any buildings they can think of, which use light (prefer natural) as part of design.

I am thinking the way in which Tadao Ando does in his Church of Light, Osaka.
Maybe Liberskind in Berlin with his Jewish museum.

Just interesting and powerful use of light in architecture basically.

Cheers.

alexandru.mircea · December 17th, 2012, 04:59 PM

Good question. Using light as an architectural element has always been a test of greatness and I'm curious to see some modern examples. There are only a few examples in the past, like the gothic stained glass, Borromini's dome at the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane or the oculus of the Pantheon dome.

alexandru.mircea · December 17th, 2012, 05:07 PM

Just seen this on another thread here:

Quote:

Originally Posted by little universe

Reading Between the Lines by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh Architects
Looz, Limburg, Belgium
From Archdaily.com

jumping_jack · December 17th, 2012, 05:40 PM

it's often used in sacred buildings

few that comes in mind:

le corbusier, ronchamp chapel

mario botta tel aviv synagogue

mogno church

vicens ramos santa monica church

a lot more here:
http://pinterest.com/robertdavidov/a...ure-religious/

cemoyer5236 · December 18th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Could anybody suggest any buildings they can think of, which use light (prefer natural) as part of design.

I am thinking the way in which Tadao Ando does in his Church of Light, Osaka.
Maybe Liberskind in Berlin with his Jewish museum.

GEwinnen · December 18th, 2012, 03:29 PM

The memorial for the Victims of War and Tyranny, Berlin:

image hosted on flickr

Handymen · December 24th, 2012, 09:01 AM

Paper Ninja · January 10th, 2013, 02:58 AM

Cathedral of light

http://gildedterror.blogspot.com/201...1_archive.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_light

http://www.kubiss.de/kulturreferat/r...ppelinfeld.htm

tanklv · May 18th, 2013, 11:46 PM

Beinecke Rare Book Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Gordon Bunshaft (Buffalo, NY), SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

image hosted on flickr

Galro · May 19th, 2013, 12:08 AM

Mortensrud Church, Oslo, Norway.

All pictures taken from archdaily: http://www.archdaily.com/1929/mortensrud-church-jsa/

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alexandru.mircea Ars longa, vita brevis Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,651 Likes (Received): 371	Good question. Using light as an architectural element has always been a test of greatness and I'm curious to see some modern examples. There are only a few examples in the past, like the gothic stained glass, Borromini's dome at the San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane or the oculus of the Pantheon dome.

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