Dejan Todorovic, Architect, Pioneer of Light

Designing Beauty

By Denise Close, Jean-Luc Wittersheim

Serbian architect Dejan Todorovic has worked on extremely diverse projects in Spain as well as Serbia and is keen on architecture in every way, shape and form. For Dejan Todorovic, lighting is the essentiel element in architecture, especially when as regards illuminating a museum and its works of art.

Why is light so important in architecture – what is its role?

Light is crucial in architecture – it’s always very important to find the truth about the light in architecture. You can’t work with materials without knowing how each works in different types of light – natural or artificial.

You need to have an understanding of light and how to design good artificial lighting – and not just take into account the building material. Otherwise, all your hard work will have been for nothing if the lighting isn’t well done.

It requires many years of study and work to reach a point where you can imagine that you control the light.

"It’s always a major feat to properly illuminate a museum. That’s why, in general, the best references for artificial lighting are found in museums."