‘Daylight Talks’ with LETH & GORI

Event Date: Feb 4, 2021; Event City: The Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design and Conservation presents a talk by the Danish architect office LETH & GORI. The talk is the first in a new series of ‘Daylight Talks’, organized by the VELUX Group. The talks explore the significance of natural light in architecture and will present prominent architects and educators working consciously and qualitatively with daylight in their projects and educational programs. LETH & GORI´s talk titled “Daylight in Architecture as a Constructive Spatial Force” will talk us through their architectural design process based on an understanding that daylight is a morphological spatial and erosive force; spaces for the light to inhabit. From Sir John Soane’s Lincoln Inn Fields to Gordon Matta-Clark and the office´s own works - transformations of traditional housing and cultural heritage to the new buildings. The live online event takes place on 4 February 2021 at 16:00 CET and participation is free. To register and join the event, please go to www.daylightandarchitecture.com The lecture is 45 minutes and it will be followed by an open 30 minutes of Q&A session. The lecture will be live transmitted from LETH & GORI’s studio. The ‘Daylight Talks’ are organized by the VELUX Group in collaboration with individual schools of architecture and they are endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE).   About LETH & GORI LETH & GORI is a Danish architectural studio founded in 2007 by architects Uffe Leth and Karsten Gori. The studio is specializing in site-specific construction projects of high architectural caliber. The studio works with adaptations, alterations, conversions, modifications and transformations in projects ranging from new buildings to cultural heritage, with a special focus on projects that give something back to the city. The studio is committed to creating projects with architectural longevity, characterized by simplicity, flexibility and distinctive details – big and small. Uffe Leth and Karsten Gori both teach at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in Copenhagen. More: https://lethgori.dk/ About the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Design and Conservation The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, Design and Conservation, educates some of the most sought-after architects in the world. The fundamental philosophy of the program is that architecture is not simply about design, but is a special form of reflection and practice, which can change the world and our perception of reality. https://royaldanishacademy.com Read the full post on Bustler