Did you know that when the first street lamp was invented and installed in the street of Paris, not so far back in the 19th century, people protested and destroyed the lamp with spears?

Light is an interesting subject and here’s a list of reading to understand more about:

In Praise of Shadow by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Designing with Shadows: Lighting Design for Urban Environment and Architecture by Kaoru Mende + Lighting Planners Associates
LPA 1990-2015: Tide of Architectural Lighting Design by Kaoru Mende + Lighting Planners Associates
Handbook of Lighting Design by Rüdiger Ganslandt and Harald Hofmann
Between Silence and Light: Spirit in the Architecture of Louis Kahn by John Lobell
Lighting Design: A Perception Based Approach by Christopher Cuttle
Urban Lighting for People: Evidence-Based Lighting Design for The Built Environment edited by Navaz Davoudian
Illuminated Paris: Essays on Art and Lighting in The Belle Epoque by Hollis Clayson
Electric Light: An Architectural History by Sandy Isenstadt
Light for Art’s Sake:Lighting for Artworks and Museum Displays by Christopher Cuttle
Light Revealing Architecture by Marriet S. Millet
Architectural Lighting: Designing with Light and Space by Hervé Descottes with Cecilia E. Ramos
The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in An Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard
Lighting as an Integral Part of Architecture by Richard Kelly
Catching the Light by Arthur Zajonc
Illuminating: Natural Light in Residential Architecture by Michelle Corrodi and Klaus Spechtenhauser
The Landscape Lighting Book by Janet Lennox Moyer
Light Zone City: Light Planning in the Urban Context by Christa can Santen
Light for Cities: Lighting Design for Urban Space by Ulrike Brandi and Christoph Geissmar-Brandi
The Design of Lighting by Peter Tregenza and David Loe
Human Factors in Lighting by Peter R. Boyce
Billmeyer and Saltzman’s Principles of Color Technology by Roy S. Berns