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Monday, July 15, 2013

This Is Why We Light Up Buildings at Night

gizmodo.com: Think of the Chrysler Building. Now picture it at night. It's even more beautiful when its jeweled top is illuminated with glowing yellow lights. But before the 1930s, lighting wasn't exactly used artfully. In fact, the term "architecture of the night" was coined by architect Raymond Hood in this 1930 pamphlet published by General Electric.

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