Color - Communication in Architectural Space

Gerhard Meerwein; Bettina Rodeck; Frank H. Mahnke

Published by Birkhäuser 2007

Color - Communication in Architectural Space

Gerhard Meerwein , Bettina Rodeck and Frank H. Mahnke

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8286-5

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About this book

A guide to color concepts

Colors are an element of both the natural and the man-made environments. They convey messages of all kinds and perform a wide variety of functions, informing, organizing, warning. But they also serve an aesthetic purpose, affecting the statement, effect, and acceptance of objects and spaces.

While people’s reactions to color vary widely, in design questions it is still possible to establish generally valid color concepts to match the expectations of the various groups of users. This book offers a guide based on a wide range of scientific findings and may be consulted as an authoritative reference by the architecture student and the professional alike.

The three editors, Dr. B. Rodeck, Prof. G. Meerwein, and F. H. Mahnke have taught for many years at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

Guide to user-oriented color concepts
Lasting solutions

Author / Editor information

Bettina Rodeck, Klampenborg

Dr. phil., Dipl.-Päd., Dipl.-Des. (interior design), dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Freelance activity and collaboration with Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

Gerhard Meerwein, Mainz

Professor at the Fachhochschule in Mainz, architect, interior designer, dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

Frank H. Mahnke, Geneva and San Diego

Environmental designer and color consultant and designer IACC. International consultant, designer, teacher. Founder and director of the American Information Center for Color and Environment, president of the IACC. Author of Color, Environment & Human Response (New York: Verlag Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
1 HUMANS – THE FOCUS OF DESIGN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
2 THE SENSES AS INSTRUMENTS OF COMMUNICATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
3 COLOR – AN ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
4 HUMANS AND COLOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	18
5 THE DESIGN ESSENTIALS OF COLOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
6 LIGHT AND COLOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
7 MATERIAL AND COLOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
8 ARCHITECTURAL ASPECTS OF SPACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
9 COMMUNICATION: PEOPLE – COLOR – SPACE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
10 THE PRACTICE OF COLOR DESIGN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 152
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 157
Keywords: Farbgestaltung; Innenarchitektur

eBook

Published: June 8, 2007
ISBN: 9783764382865

Hardcover

Published: June 8, 2007
ISBN: 9783764375966