THROUGH THE EYES OF THE SKIN

The presentation by Dr. Mallory-Hill today was very informative. Although she never really touched on any particular ways of lighting in practical applications. Learning about the history of light and it's impact on human behavior and our culture was interesting. I was most interested in how light is influential in human productivity and general wellness. Recently I was interested in finding out if light therapy is beneficial to the emotional state of a human. I think we can all agree that natural light is the most beneficial from a historical stand point humans have always relied on sunlight to live, work and socialize in. And from last week a tool to heal. It was in this nature that our eyes evolved and why we generally have a predisposition to nature. Something else I thought was interesting was hearing the environmental impact of the production of light and light products. Also not to mention that light is classified as a pollution and has the ability to change delicate ecosystems. I can just picture the Waverly auto mall right now pumping enormous amounts of light all through the night with a sad attempt of a mash near by and the plants changing on a molecular level.

The presentation on digital daylighting was very interesting as well. I found it hard to keep up with some of the concepts and the little time left only allowed him to speak so much of his research. But the work he showed us of the renderings were fascinating and I can really understand that thinking ahead of time is a great idea to keep in mind for the future. I mean multitude of forms that could be created to accommodate the surrounding spaces were interesting alone. I thought that his research was very well thought out and being able to incorporate hard numbers gave him a better understanding of his parameters. The different forms from the renderings were really interesting from the way they carved through the space and created strange dimensions within the building. I guess the main idea was to track and use light in a controlled way to be used in a practical situation which is something I'm sure some of us will have to deal with later on in our careers. Once again it was really neat to see what sort of real world applications their are out there waiting for us.



-CHRIS C.