Juhani Pallasmaa in praise of shadows

During winter in Helsinki, daylight is scant and melancholic.

In summer, it is intoxicating;

the sun begins to rise at two and only sets after midnight. No wonder that Juhani Pallasmaa, the Finnish architect, phenomenologist and writer is preoccupied with light, and its power to transform mood and space.


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