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Colour and Contingency: Theory into Practice
Along with physical form, spatial articulation, and the expression of materiality, colour is an essential medium though which buildings are experienced, and its application can mediate the perception of other elements. A number of well-developed colour theories exist, yet their traction in the practice of architectural design appears minimal. This paper considers colour theory in the context of architectural practice, specifically though examples elicited from interviews with a number of practitioners. It reviews particular colour theories and suggests that for such thinking to become more widely integrated into practice, a transactional approach is needed, with both aspects drawing on, and informing, the other. Research that seeks to enhance the understanding of the strategic use of colour within architectural design practice could identify diverse, individual, and empirically based approaches, which may inform the development of post-positivist theoretical models.
Colour and Contingency: Theory into Practice
Along with physical form, spatial articulation, and the expression of materiality, colour is an essential medium though which buildings are experienced, and its application can mediate the perception of other elements. A number of well-developed colour theories exist, yet their traction in the practice of architectural design appears minimal. This paper considers colour theory in the context of architectural practice, specifically though examples elicited from interviews with a number of practitioners. It reviews particular colour theories and suggests that for such thinking to become more widely integrated into practice, a transactional approach is needed, with both aspects drawing on, and informing, the other. Research that seeks to enhance the understanding of the strategic use of colour within architectural design practice could identify diverse, individual, and empirically based approaches, which may inform the development of post-positivist theoretical models.
Colour and Contingency: Theory into Practice
McLachlan, Fiona (author) / McLachlan, Ewen (author)
Architectural Theory Review ; 19 ; 243-258
2014-05-04
16 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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