Contents

Introduction

Choreographed Light

1.1 Chapel of St. Lawrence, Vantaa, Finland 14

Avanto Architects

1.2 Reid Building, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 34

Steven Holl Architects

Atmospheric Light

2.1 ANDO MUSEUM, Naoshima, Japan 58

Tadao Ando Architects & Associates

2.2 Serpentine Pavilion, London, UK 72

Atelier Peter Zumthor

Sculpted Light

3.1 Jumex Museum, Mexico City, Mexico 90

David Chipperfield Architects

3.2 ARPAE Headquarters, Ferrara, Italy 102

Mario Cucinella Architects

Structured Light

4.1 Ulltveit-Moe Pavilion, Oslo, Norway 122

Sverre Fehn

4.2 Chapel of Retreat, Calle Larga, Chile 138

Undurraga Devés Architects

Material Light

5.1 Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, USA 160

Allied Works Architecture

5.2 Maggie’s Centre, Airdrie, UK 176

Reiach and Hall Architects

Integrated Light

6.1 Stacking Green House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 196

Vo Trong Nghia Architects

6.2 Piano Pavilion, Kimbell Art Museum, Texas, USA 212

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Bibliography 232

Index 235

Credits 236

Acknowledgments 240