Publisher's Synopsis
The transitions between light and darkness dominate our lives. Although we live in an objectivized world, we still feel endangered by the powers of darkness. However, we also feel that light is threatening, it it is too glaring and does not allow the simultaneous presence of shadows.;Relationships between light and shadows significantly characterize the design of a room, and they determine its particular atmosphere. Many and various techniques of illumination can emphasize certain spatial elements, while allowing others to remain in the dark. The modelling of space is therefore possible through light in all of its available forms: light penetrating from the ceiling, light through large stained-glass windows, light from narrow slots in the wall, daylight, or electrical light. Light thereby represents an essential medium of architectural design, which creates the conditions we require for the interaction between humans, light, space and material.;This is the first issue of an annual publication dedicated to the art of illumination, presenting individual contemporary examples of exemplary international light design, as well as the work of individual offices. The 1992 issue treats the contributions made by the office Lichtdesign GmbH of Cologne, founded by the lighting engineer Hans T. von Malotki, who died in 1990. Malotki collaborated with well-known architects on the international scene and was involved in almost all of the major European building projects of the past 40 years.
