Color Research & Application · 1985 · 20 citations · 0 references
ArtsArchitectural DesignArchitectural TheoryColor TheoryDesign TheoryVisual DesignArchitectural Design TheoryArchitectural StylesColor DesignColor ModelsColor PerceptionColor RepresentationArchitectural Color DesignAspectColor CombinationsColor In ArchitectureColor Space SystemsColor SystemsSyntactic FeaturesSyntactic Functions
Abstract In its first part, this article traces some outlines of the history of color order systems which bear upon the question of aesthetic color combinations (syntactic aspect). The second part defines the position of color in the field of architectural design (psychological, contextual, and structural aspect). The function and usefulness of color order systems in the process of architectural color planning and realization (pragmatic aspect) are discussed in the third and last part.