Jacob Gines: Intimations: Light + Shadow in Architecture

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Light + Shadow in Architecture

Currently, I am having my students look at Light and Shadow in Architecture as a way to explore spatial/formal relationships and sensorial expressions. As part of this exploration my students are looking at various built works that demonstrate the effects of light and shadow on our built environment. This got me thinking and I have gathered together a sampling of photos that I have taken throughout the past few years that I feel demonstrate some interesting qualities of light using tecture, layering, screening, obscuring, filtering, saturation, etc...

Gandhi Bhavan
Chandigarh, India
Pierre Jeanneret

Museum of Contemporary Art
Barcelona, Spain
Richard Meier

Museum of Contemporary Art
Barcelona, Spain
Richard Meier

Cathedral of the Light
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Public Plaza
Palma de Mallorca, Spain

The Hemesferic, City of Arts and Sciences

Valencia, Spain

Santiago Calatrava

Science Museum, City of Arts and Sciences

Valencia, Spain

Santiago Calatrava

Tokyo, Japan

Grand Hyatt Wedding Chapel

Tokyo, Japan

Super Potato

Hompukuji Water Temple

Awaji Island, Japan

Tadao Ando

Yumebutai Chapel

Awaji Island, Japan

Tadao Ando

Tomb of Salim Chishti

Fatehpur Sikri, India

2 comments:

PierreSeptember 28, 2010 at 1:30 PM
Sick images, dude.
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UnknownNovember 17, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Do yo know the name of the piece in Tokyo, Japan? Thanks!
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A revolution that does not produce a new space has not realized its full potential.

Henri Lefebvre

New Space. What is it? Is it that three-dimensional, ever expanding and changing realm in which all material exists? Or is it the space that is brought to life only by the existence of the evolving human body within it? New space posits that old space, or the space of the now, is ever in flux and that New Space can/must exist - even if it is only in the mind of the creator, designer or architect.

Throughout his life, Jacob has traveled the world in search of "New Space". In 2009 he ventured to Northern India as the Roger Bailey Traveling Fellow to study the unique culture of India and to search for the intangible architectural qualities of a very tangible and tactile India. Jake also teaches at the University of Utah's School of Architecture; focusing on foundation design and the process of making.

Because of his foreign travel, architectural experience and involvement in academia, Jacob brings a unique perspective, vigor of exploration and technical knowledge to the practice of architecture; and has established himself as an award winning designer.