Grand Central Station
The first photo in this article about Grand Central Station shows light streaming in from the windows. My understanding is it was intentionally designed with daylighting in mind. In other words, those windows were conceived of as a primary means to provide adequate light in the building and historic photos show them doing just that. But the windows no longer provide that kind of light. Why? Because the building is now surrounded by skyscrapers. Grand Central Station's daylighting plans are a victim of the structure's success. It brought so much development to the immediate area, it made an important detail of the building's design obsolete. The photo chosen for this website is a photo of Grand Central Station. I chose it because I feel the image in question plays well with the "shadows" quote on the landing page and because this history where the building was designed with daylighting as a feature and now those windows no longer light the main floor with sunligh...