After sifting through possible names for this blog, I settled on Light and Shadow—not Light and Darkness, not Black and White. My first entry, “Surprised by the Light: Lessons from a Junkyard,” ...

Light is part of various disciplines, shaping the world as we know it. In physics, it serves as a measure of speed and makes vision, and the recording of images by the eye and camera lens possible.

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, ...