Light in Architecture

eightartificial light, the great invention

Opposite page Electricity meters, Old Havana, Cuba.

We still have very little electric light for the moment. We would have much more if we used as many water-turbines as possible wherever there was running water. But if we had large quantities of light at our disposal then we would also have many more light sources than before. And consequently the night could become day and could be even more fascinating than the day.

– Paul Scheerbart, Glasarchitektur¹

Added Light: From Fascination to Precision

From ancient times until well into modernity, human beings have sought to fulfil a primordial need by means ...