40 Qualities of Daylighting

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This was a fun exercise that changes the way one looks at those things around us.
 


1. a magical sprite


 


2. a daylighting glare “bomb”



3. daylight causing a reflection 



4. dynamic daylight 



5. daylight prismatically deconstructed


 


6. sunbeam made visible 



7. leaking light



8. texture revealed by daylight


 


9. daylight providing emphasis


 


10. camera lucida (color mapping) 


 


11. a luminous wall



12. near window surface used to distribute daylight



13. blurry light



14. dappled light



15. monochromatic daylight



16. morning light 


 


17. evening light



18. cozy light


 


19. daylight gradient revealed 







 


20. varying penumbra




21. crisp shadows 


 


22. carpet of shadow



23. rhythmic daylight



24. silhouette 



25. Piranesien daylight



26. daylight modified by water


 


27. daylight modified by vegetation 



28. glowing (diffuse) daylight



29. sparkle from daylight



30. a daylight fixture 



31. phototropic people 



32. occupant intervention daylight 



33. daylight indication circulation



34. daylight emphasizing architectural feature 



35. daylight creating hierarchy 


 


36. most uniform, ambient daylight


 


37. borrowed light 


 



38. ethereal daylight 







 


39. daylighting from below


 


40. daylighting at the edge of the day



  


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