ABSTRACT
Building standards have been created to respond to phenomenological factors, beginning around the time that electric light became required in buildings, as they were designed as internalized spaces. Daylight is important for improved metabolism and mood levels, all of which can have a compounding effect on wellbeing. Color and light are innately interconnected at all scales and across artificial and natural phenomena. In the Fine Arts, particularly painting, color and light are used as tools to evoke phenomenological sensation and set moods. Edward Hopper, a prominent 20th-century realist painter, used light for symbolic reference in his paintings. Consistency of representation of the lighting effects of everyday nuances led to his distinction as an important American artist of his era, by the very fact that he epitomized his time. Light, as an ever-present element throughout all aspects of life, is critical to understand and carefully incorporate in the architectural design and engineering processes.
