Light serves an essential purpose in architecture: to help us see. Whether it be through natural or artificial methods, rooms must be illuminated accordingly so occupants can safely inhabit them and ...

Architecture is often defined by its physical form, materials, and structural elements, but light and shadow truly shape the experience of space. These elements influence perception, guide movement, ...

Even within the constraints of a top floor in a six-story brick structure on a tight Manhattan site, it is possible to create an expansive interior environment through the deft manipulation of light ...

When people who are used to living in modern buildings walk into a vintage row house, said architect Sarah Jacoby, “Their first reaction is often, ‘Oh my god, it’s so dark!'” That was the case with ...

No one ever complains about having too many windows, said John Potter, a partner with Morgante Wilson Architects in Evanston, Illinois. “The first step in any remodel or new construction is to orient ...