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. 25: Oreon E. Scott Chapel
Issue 54 May / June 2010

In her final Built With Light column, Sharon Stammers ends her world tour exploring the best architecture that is built with light. This issue, Jorge Encarnacion has the last word about a small but perfectly formed chapel by Eero Saarinen more...

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...