High On Light + Architecture

Professional lighting architects and lighting designers “think” in light.

Light + Architecture features architectural and lighting designers in dialogue — light and architecture are inseparable.

Builders of the past were aware of the emotional power of light on the viewer and the power of its staging. Today Human Centric Lighting is the buzzword of the hour in the lighting industry — a lighting concept for interiors, in which, in addition to the visual, the emotional, and the non-visual effects of light are taken into account. Nature is also the source of ideas for the play of light and shadow, reflection and color, and flows into designs.

This book is full of inspiring examples of the interaction of light and architecture across the globe, from North America to Europe, the United Arab Emirates to Asia. It features works by renowned and award-winning lighting designers and architects, from historical buildings and sacred spaces; private houses; cultural institutions; movie theaters; corporate headquarters.; luxury hotels and shop design; to light art and urban lighting, inner-city lighting concepts and lighting design for outdoor spaces.

Ralf Daab has been active in the art book market for over 25 years. He began his career as sales director for TASCHEN in Cologne, Germany, in 1993. In 1995, he moved to New York and established TASCHEN's first office in the United States. In 1997, he became CEO of Könemann Publishing in New York and established the brand in the U.S. market. Returning to Germany in 2000, he took over the role of director of publishing and sales at teNeues and created a new program of books on architecture and design with the renowned COOL book series, while also establishing a global distribution network. Building on this experience, he founded his own label, daab, in 2003 and has published over 300 books on art, architecture, design, photography, and fashion. More than one million copies have been sold in over 100 countries