Natural light is the primary design element, complemented by Japanese natural stone, light Myanmar oak, and dark maple.
Working at night with artificial light projected onto the stone was decided as the most effective approach.
Then he discovered a new Japanese method of cutting diamonds: When viewed under a low-magnification (3x) lens, the stone refracted light in such a way as to give off a pattern of eight heart-shaped sparkles at the bottom of the diamond and eight arrow-shaped fire-bursts through the top--hence the name "hearts-and-arrows" diamonds.
The funeral procession of family and friends paused in a light drizzle outside the weathered stone house where he was born on October 26, 1916.
But the victim's indomitable parents have done Britain a service by lifting a stone and letting some light in on the murkiness beneath.
Playing in 102 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity at Stone Mountain, Agassi made light of the conditions to dispatch the Spaniard -- a two-time French Open champion -- in straight sets.
Imagine the heat in the summer, the bitter cold in the winter, and Mandela going out to quarry stone, the burning white light reflecting off the limestone permanently and deeply injuring his sight.
Full daylight comes through the windows, and gently raised, coved ceilings that make the galleries feel much more spacious have concealed illumination by Fisher Marantz Stone for a balance of natural and artificial light that reveals the glory of the paintings.
The trail begins with two hours of a light track until you reach the Carrasqueira, a steep wall of stone crossed with the use of ropes and helmets.
Light is part of the very subject matter of Foster's buildings, along with steel, glass and stone.
It appeared as if carved out of stone, but in fact was made of vast segments of hot-wire-cut polystyrene with a light beech veneer.
After a meal of filet of kangaroo -- deliciously tender in a light pepper sauce, and served in the elegant dining room -- I wandered over to the century-old stone Woolshed Winery where estate-bottled wines and 20 other labels from local wineries are on sale at the cellar door.
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