Daylight and archtitecture

The role of daylight in modernist architecture

Student report (2021)

Authors

A.W. Formsma Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.C. Edens Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

15-04-2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In this history thesis, the role and use of daylight within modernist architecture is explained. Daylight differs not only throughout the day, but also in lattitude. This causes a different approach to the organization and shaping of a building, which is dependent on geography, culture and climate. On the basis of a comparative study, the modernist architecture of two areas with a different latitude, namely Scandinavia and the Mediteranean, is examined in order to gain insight into how natural light is utilized in modernist architecture in Northern Europe and Southern Europe during the twentieth century.