Focal point for the new SAN FRANCISCO MAIN LIBRARY, San Francisco, CA, every component of the skylight is unique. Special laminated glass diffuses the natural light that floods the space below. Photo by Jane Lidz, Architect: Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners, Contractor: Huber, Hunt & Nichols


Cover photo: Centerpiece of the recent renovation to the landmark ST JOHN'S COLLEGE LIBRARY in historic Annapolis, MD, the dramatic skylight with curved edge and pattern of elliptical curves draws the eyes upward. Architect -Travis Price Architects,. Inc., Contractor: Henry H. Lewis Contractors', Inc.