| Colour for Architecture Today Contributor(s): Porter, Tom (Editor), Mikellides, Byron (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415438144 ISBN-13: 9780415438148 Publisher: Taylor & Francis OUR PRICE: $237.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: Colour for Architecture Today argues for a greater use of colour in our built environment on grounds of both aesthetic appeal and human need; colour plays a vital role in ensuring a widely experienced existence. The authors' arguments for a wider use of colour are supported by invited contributions from leading architects and designers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Methods & Materials - Architecture | Reference - Architecture | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 729 |
| LCCN: 2008050448 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.9" W x 9.6" (1.49 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What role does colour play in our built environment? How are our attitudes to colour changing? What potential do new technologies bring for the use of colour and light in architecture? Combining real examples from practice with colour theory, this book will help you to fully understand the role and impact of colour in our urban spaces. Contributions from leading architects Will Alsop, Legorreta and Legorreta, John Outram, Sauerbruch Hutton and Neuterlings Riedijk accompany those from artists Alain Bony and Yann Kersal , and from colour researchers such as Kristina Enberg and Anders H rd, who developed the Natural Colour System. Topics include:
This is a sequel to the immensely influential Colour for Architecture, published in 1976. Much has changed in 30 years; new cutting edge technologies and materials have emerged allowing architects to experiment with colour and light in an energy efficient and sustainable way, paving the way for a more colourful and exciting built environment. |