Light in Architecture: The Intangible Material

Author:   Elisa Valero Ramos
Publisher:   RIBA Publishing
ISBN:  

9781859465967


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 November 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Elisa Valero Ramos
Publisher:   RIBA Publishing
Imprint:   RIBA Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781859465967


ISBN 10:   185946596
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   01 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part I: The Role of Light in Architecture 1. The Importance of Light, 2. Light and Geography, 3. Light as an Instrument for Abstraction, Part II: Working with Light in Architecture, 4. Natural Light: Bringing the Outside, Inside, 5. Filtered Light: Creating Atmosphere, 6. Focused light: Shadowplay. Part III: Light in Architecture from Past to Present 7. Light and Architectural Inheritance, 8. Artificial Light: The Great Invention, 9. Light Today: From Real to Right.

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Elisa Valero Ramos is an award-winning architect who runs a cutting-edge practice in Granada, Spain. Author of five books, she is also a university professor with an international reputation for her specialism in natural light. Having studied, researched, practised and taught on the subject for over 20 years, Elisa has led various governmental research projects and has been invited to teach at a number of universities around the world – most recently at London South Bank University and the AA School of Architecture. Elisa is based at the University of Granada and is currently undergoing a study into the effects of natural light on human wellbeing.

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