Editing Daylighting (architecture) (section)

===Laylights===

[[File:Skylights at Lyme Art Association.jpg|thumb|right|Skylights above [[Daylighting (architecture)#Laylights|laylights]] at the Lyme Art Association Gallery]]As an element of [[architecture]], a laylight is a [[Glazing (window)|glazed]] panel usually set flush with the [[ceiling]] for the purpose of admitting natural or artificial light.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laylight|title=Definition of LAYLIGHT}}</ref> Laylights typically utilize stained glass or lenses in their glazing, but can also use alternative materials.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athleticbusiness.com/rec-center/single-laylight-combines-natural-artificial-light-in-seating-area.html|title=Single Laylight Combines Natural, Artificial Light in Seating Area|date=9 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.johnjermain.org/2012/03/30/librarys-historic-laylight-removed-for-restoration/|title=Library's Historic Laylight Removed for Restoration|date=30 March 2012|access-date=19 October 2021|archive-date=23 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023165020/https://www.johnjermain.org/2012/03/30/librarys-historic-laylight-removed-for-restoration/|url-status=dead}}</ref> For example, the [[Lyme Art Association|Lyme Art Association Gallery]] utilizes translucent white [[muslin]] laylights below its skylights.<ref>{{cite journal|title=A Museum owned by Artists|journal=Museum Work: Including the Proceedings of the American Association of Museums|date=1921|volume=4|issue=1|pages=47|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dn5PAQAAMAAJ&q=lyme+gallery+charles+a+platt&pg=RA1-PA47|publisher=American Association of Museums}}</ref> A laylight differs from a glazed (or closed) [[skylight]] in that a skylight functions as a roof [[window]] or aperture, while a laylight is flush with the ceiling of an interior space.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bmroofers.co.uk/difference-between-skylights-veluxes-and-roof-windows/|title=What is the Difference Between Skylights, Veluxes, and Roof Windows? &#124; Information Blog Post &#124; First Class Roofing Service|access-date=2021-10-19|archive-date=2022-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023165017/https://bmroofers.co.uk/difference-between-skylights-veluxes-and-roof-windows/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northeasttimes.com/2015/12/02/the-future-is-bright/|title = The future is bright|date = 3 December 2015}}</ref> When paired with a [[roof lantern]] or skylight on a sloped roof, a laylight functions as an interior light diffuser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wbdg.org/guides-specifications/building-envelope-design-guide/fenestration-systems/sloped-glazing |title=Sloped Glazing |work=WBDG - Whole Building Design Guide }}</ref> Before the advent of electric lighting, laylights allowed transmission of light between floors in larger buildings, and were not always paired with skylights.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/answer-man-sheds-some-light-on-curious-glass-panels-at-the-us-capitol/2017/03/25/1b06f2f0-0fee-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440_story.html |title=Answer Man sheds some light on curious glass panels at the U.S. Capitol |date=25 March 2017 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>