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Smart Design Studio

Built on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation

American artist James Turrell manipulates our perception of light with space and colour, encouraging us to connect deeply with an internal environment. His focus is on the person seeing the artwork, rather than on the artwork itself; he wants his viewers to feel and respond to the presence of space. Turrell’s artwork is an amplification of the way architectural experiences can be shaped by a masterful and refined composition of material, colour and light.

Like Turrell, architect William Smart aims to give us a personal experience through his work. Building an internal mood or atmosphere into a building is deeply embedded in the ethos of

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