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Why light needs darkness

Rogier van der Heide · TED

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About

Lighting architect Rogier van der Heide offers a beautiful new way to look at the world -- by paying attention to light (and to darkness). Examples from classic buildings illustrate a deeply thought-out vision of the play of light around us.

The talk

  1. Why light needs darkness 17 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxAmsterdam
Speaker
Rogier van der Heide
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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