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Call for papers Revista de Arquitectura N.º 47.
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Deadline for receipt of articles: September 10, 2024
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The poetics of natural light in some of Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s works
Authors
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Rafaela Paes de Andrade Arcoverde
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1844-6823
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Fernando Diniz Moreira
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1387-4036
Abstract
This article seeks to understand the process of managing natural light in Paulo Mendes da Rocha’s works. Despite being internationally recognized, the few studies on his work focus on the boldness of his structures and the expression of concrete, the insertion of his buildings into place, and his process of imagination and design. The way he handles natural light is practically absent in this literature, despite there being strong evidence that the interaction between natural light and matter is thought of by him in the design act. The methodology was constructed using four methods originating from different theoretical approaches: the phenomenology of McCarter and Pallasmaa, and of Shirazi; Plummer’s approach to lighting effects; the classification of devices to enable access of natural light to the interior proposed by Edgan, and the taxonomy of geometric shapes generated by light when it comes into contact with matter, elaborated by Holl. Such analytical methods were applied to three works by the architect: Brennand Chapel, Leme Galery, and MuBE. The results were reflected in a phenomenal dendrogram, allowing us to find patterns of light management by the architect, which suggests a poetics of natural light with a strong emotional appeal.
Keywords:
Phenomenological analysis, architecture, natural light, Paulo Mendes da RochaReferences
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