Immagine e immaginazione: la luce come materia dell'architettura

Abstract

The paper focuses on the links between image and imagination in architecture, with a main purpose: put into evidence how digital representation tools can support the creation of images of unbuilt monuments, particularly those where the imagination of designers makes the light a component of the building. Three case studies are proposed: Terragni’s project for the Danteum in Rome and Le Corbusier’s projects for the Tower of the Shadows in Chandigarh and for the church of Saint Pierre in Firminy.