CONTENTS
18 A man of vision
Rebellious pioneer Howard Brandston reveals the deceptively simple core of his lighting creed
to Jill Entwistle, and asks ‘what is it you wish to see?’
38 Through a glass darkly
Over centuries, our use of glazing in construction has grown exponentially but realising a ‘
well-tempered’ daylit building remains more of an art than a science, writes Prof John Mardaljevic
58 Orchestrated spaces
Juha Leiviskä celebrated his 80th birthday this year. Prof Richard Weston looks at the renowned
Finnish architect’s spare, planar style, which he called ‘an instrument for light to play on’
83 40 under 40
To mark the 40th Lighting Design Awards, we list 40 rising and risen stars of the profession –
all younger than the accolades
100 Flame of knowledge
Panos Andrikopoulos goes back in time to see how gas lighting in mid-19th-century Britain
enabled museums to furnish the working classes with ‘an antidote to the gin palace’
Regulars
109 Design File
136 Moodboard
140 Sketchbook
146 Viewfinder
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