Color for Architects (Architecture Brief) (Architecture Briefs) - Softcover

Serra Lluch, Juan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616897945 ISBN 13: 9781616897949

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2019

Synopsis

As far back as the earliest Greek temples, color has been an integral part of architecture but also one of its least understood elements. Color theory is rarely taught in architecture schools, leaving architects to puzzle out the hows and whys of which colors to select and how they interact, complement, or clash.

Color for Architects is profusely illustrated and provides a clear, concise primer on color for designers of every kind. This latest volume in our Architecture Briefs series combines the theoretical and practical, providing the basics on which to build a fuller mastery of this essential component of design. A wealth of built examples, exercises, and activities allows students to apply their learning of color to real-world situations.

About this title

About the Author

Architect Juan Serra Lluch is a lecturer and member of the Color Research Group at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, with expertise in modern and contemporary architecture.

From the Back Cover

As far back as the earliest Greek temples, color has been an integral part of architecture but also one of its least understood elements. Color theory is rarely taught in architecture schools, leaving architects to puzzle out the hows and whys of which colors to select and how they interact, complement, or clash. Color for Architects is profusely illustrated and provides a clear, concise primer on color for designers of every kind. This latest volume in our Architecture Briefs series combines the theoretical and practical, providing the basics on which to build a fuller mastery of this essential component of design. A wealth of built examples, exercises, and activities allows students to apply their learning of color to real-world situations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616897945
• ISBN 13: 9781616897949
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192