The Modernist is a quarterly printed publication about 20th-century modernist architecture and design. This issue discusses the theme of light and it’s guest-edited by Simon Buckley, creator and director of the Manchester-based Not Quite Light project.

In this issue:

• Isamu Noguchi’s much-copied Akari light sculptures
• In praise of shadows — a consideration of Western and Japanese design traditions
• And the struggle for light in the design of cities

For a deep dive into the world of The Modernist, you can buy issue 40, issue 39 and issue 34 in the Stack shop.