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SEEING THE LIGHT
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The Architects' Journal
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September 11, 2008
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The AJ, Lighting magazine and sponsor Lutron brought a panel of architects and lighting designers together to discuss their working relationship
In his 1923 manifesto Vers une Architecture, Le Corbusier wrote: 'Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light. Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms.' Le Corbusier was talking about natural light, which is traditionally seen as the architect's domain. Lighting designers focus on artificial light and how it can improve the architectural experience.
To investigate this relationship, the AJ, along with sister magazine Lighting and sponsor Lutron, brought a panel ...
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