Architectural Influence Coming to Light
While looking at another photographers image here on Flickr, I got to thinking about light and how it impacts architectural design and whether or not it is an element that factors into form as well as function.
Many indoor spaces are designed to harness and take advantage of natural light. The goal is often to provide an indirect source avoiding harsh shadows and instead bathing the space in even diffused light. This is not the case with the VA Bridge seen here, and I wonder if that was the goal.
On sunny days when the sun isn't high in the sky, light enters from the sides creating these defined angular shadows. Maybe the "X" pattern used is purely structural, it is a very long suspended bridge after all, or maybe the architect factored in the light it would receive and made it a design feature. I probably won't get an answer, but I like to think it was the latter.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
Architectural Influence Coming to Light
While looking at another photographers image here on Flickr, I got to thinking about light and how it impacts architectural design and whether or not it is an element that factors into form as well as function.
Many indoor spaces are designed to harness and take advantage of natural light. The goal is often to provide an indirect source avoiding harsh shadows and instead bathing the space in even diffused light. This is not the case with the VA Bridge seen here, and I wonder if that was the goal.
On sunny days when the sun isn't high in the sky, light enters from the sides creating these defined angular shadows. Maybe the "X" pattern used is purely structural, it is a very long suspended bridge after all, or maybe the architect factored in the light it would receive and made it a design feature. I probably won't get an answer, but I like to think it was the latter.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm