Lighting architect Rogier van der Heide offers a beautiful new way to look at the world — by paying attention to light (and to darkness). Examples from classic buildings illustrate a deeply thought-out vision of the play of light around us. (Recorded at TEDxAmsterdam, October 2010, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Duration: 16:52)
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commented on Mar 17 2011
Great to see that this enlightening talk by Rogier van der Heide is now up on TED.com.
@emily: just a minor detail. the date of the recording was November 30th.