Light in Architecture: Tectonic Relations Between Light and Shadows

By Tatjana Capuder Vidmar

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. Tatjana Capuder Vidmar examines four perspectives on the topic through four masterpieces of art: L szl Moholy-Nagy's Das Lichtrequisit , Daniel Libeskind's Der Holocaust Turm , Senenmut's Temple of Queen Hatshepsut , and Alvar Aalto's Studio Aalto in Helsinki. Architecture can contribute to a better world. To do so, architecture needs to be relational and sunlight has a special role in it. The volume is illustrated with the author's artworks, which are interpretations of beautiful light ‒ shadow relations in tectonics of natural structures.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3837682641
• ISBN13: 9783837682649
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• Length: 82 Pages