TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THINGS A LIGHTING DESIGNER SHOULD KNOW
In tribute to Michael Sorkin and the practice of observation.
A rewriting of his Two Hundred Fifty Things An Architect Should Know for a lighting designer…
1. The feel of sun on bare skin.
2. How to work as part of a collaborative team.
3. The depth that sun penetrates an interior space in winter.
4. The concept of Komorebi: the playful dance of dappled light through a tree canopy.
5. How to create without taking credit.
6. The quality of the edge of your shadow on a full moon.
7. The texture of rough concrete when it is grazed.
8. The luminous quality of hewn polished concrete when it is washed with light.
9. The warmth of a flame when your hand cups a candle to stop it from blowing out.