WRITTEN IN LIGHTS

摘要

Before there was google, public libraries were the primary portal to the wide world of information. New York architecture firm Marble Fairbanks reminds us that they still serve this purpose for many people by incorporating the word "search" above the entrance of the 18,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified Glen Oaks branch library in Queens. But rather than using painted letters or signage, the firm lets natural light do the talking. On dark or cloudy days, the northern facade's curtainwall is blank and unassuming. But on clear days, sunlight streaming through the back glazing of its parapet projects the word "search" onto the curtainwall glass a few feet away. The luminous effect is dynamic, changing continuously each hour and each season.