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How to use light for architectural design?

When it comes to light and architectural design, we can't help but mention that the art museum is a model of Kang's architectural works.

Kang's face was scarred from childhood, which was caused by an accident that he paid too much attention to the bright color of charcoal fire. Perhaps, Kang's fascination with light began very early. Louis Kahn said, "Structure is the creator of light." In his view, choosing structure is synonymous with choosing light. It is necessary to give space a good influence and make light a part of the architectural order. In the art museum, Kang practiced this well. And when the structure has a relationship with light, light will appear full of power. In the design of art exhibition halls and other buildings, how to control natural light is particularly important, and it is often a big challenge for architects. It is necessary to ensure the indoor lighting demand, but also to add bright colors to the works of art, and to ensure that there is no destructive ultraviolet radiation on it. In Fort Worth, Texas, where the art museum is located, the sunshine is abundant and strong, which is a difficult problem for Kang. It should be said that in the design of the art museum, Kang met an ideal owner-Richard Brown, who is also the CEO of the art museum. They agreed that natural skylights should be the main lighting source in Jin Beier's design. In addition, in Kang's ideal, the art museum should be a space where light and structure are unified. In the art museum, Kang designed a tubular arched roof structure to let light enter through the skylight. In fact, this kind of arch structure is actually more inclined to bend the beam longitudinally and span between columns. The curve determined by the structure is the rotation curve (the locus of a point on the rolling circumference, also called cycloid).