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Designing with light and shadow

In a biophilic year archive

Light gets the attention while shadow is treated as its mere absence. The two work as a pair, shadow giving depth to texture and form, and together drawing character onto an otherwise plain surface.

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This essay is part of A Biophilic Year Archive, available with the book A Biophilic Year: 365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.

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