The Balance Problem Set

Problem 10 Tutorial: Light and Shadow

Question: Which of the three images below is the best example of a balanced composition in light and shadow?

Louis I. Kahn, Yale Center for British Studies, New Haven, Connecticut, (1969-72)

SOM, Lever House, New York City, NY, (1952)

Palladio, "Basilica", Vicenza, Italy, (1549)

Visual interest and a balance of light and shadow can be created by the placement of parts of the building in relationship to the whole, where some parts are pushed to the outer limit and catch the sunlight, and other areas are recessed and in shadow.

Louis I. Kahn, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, (1959-65)

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