All architecture has a dialogue with light. Some buildings excel in their use and exploitation of light and others are constructed purely in homage to the medium of light. Sharon Stammers goes on a world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light.

Built With Light

No. 24: Traffic Island, Sweden
Issue 53 February / March 2010

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Joran Linder departs from the normal impressive building by choosing a little cottage in Sweden more...

No. 23: MIT Chapel
Issue 52 Dec/Jan 2009-10

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Glenn Shrum picks a chapel with a difference designed by a Finn in the USA more...

No.22: Albert Bridge, London
Issue 51 Oct / Nov 2009

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Sam Neuman looks back fondly to a welcome sight from his childhood more...

No.21: Colourscape
Issue 50 Aug / Sep 2009

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Douglas James goes for a holiday love affair. more...

No.20: Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Issue 49 Jun / Jul 2009

Peter Pritchard of pritchardthemis picks an eccentric gallery in Cambridge. more...

No.19: Library of Water
Issue 48 Apr / May 2009

Xavier Fulbright of ME Engineers picks an icelandic installation more...

No.18: Abbaye de Mont-Saint-Michel
issue 47 February / March 2009

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Lee Prince of Light and Design Associates goes for a holiday love affair more...

No.17: Casa Jax
issue 46 December / January 2008/9

This issue, Martin Lupton of BDP Lighting chooses his favourite more...

No.16: Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Niteroi
issue 45 Oct / Nov 2008

Phillip Rose of Speirs and Major chooses a UFO of a building on the Brazilian coast. more...

No.15: The Dominus Winery
issue 44 Aug / Sep 2008

Sharon Stammers continues her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. In this issue, Debbie Wythe of Lighting Design International chooses a little known Herzog and de Meuron masterpiece more...