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Author Buether, Axel, 1967- author.

Title Colour : design principles, planning strategies, visual communication / Axel Buether ; co-authors, Anke Augsburg [and eight others] ; translation into English, Christina McKenna, Lindsay Munroe
Edition First edition
Published Munich : Edition Detail, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), plans
Series Detail practice
Edition Detail
Detail practice.
Edition Detail.
Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- The function of colour -- an introduction to colour theory and a definition of terms / Buether, Axel -- Materiality and technology / Kalweit, Andreas -- Design fundamentals -- Colour systems -- illustrating, comparing, communicating / Venn, Axel -- Using colour conceptually in rooms and spaces / Wenger-Di Gabriele, Marcella -- Colour concepts / Rieke, Timo -- Designing spatial atmospheres -- the fundamentals of designing with light / Augsburg, Anke -- Colour in the city -- colour in the countryside Consultation and planning instruments for colour in public spaces / Wettstein, Stefanie -- Colour in 20th century architecture. Identification. Understanding. Preservation. / Danzl, Thomas -- Colour in 1970s architecture in Berlin und Zurich -- on the history of colour culture for the use of colour now and in the future / Neser, AnneMarie -- From classic Modernism to contemporary colour design / Buether, Axel -- Examples of projects -- Brandhorst Museum in Munich (D) -- University building in Paris (F) -- Jewish community centre in Mainz (D) -- Secondary school in Eching (D) -- Flower market in Barcelona (E) -- Museum and cultural centre in Aomori (J) -- Public housing in Paris (F) -- Kindergarten in Monthey (CH) -- New town centre, Barking (GB) -- Appendix -- Authors -- Literature -- Selected manufacturers and companies -- Image credits -- Index
Summary "Provides an introduction to the complex field of colour in terms of knowledge, research and practical applications. Topics covered include colour theory, the laws of colour harmony, the principles of colour perception and effect, and strategies for developing sound colour concepts in the design process"--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Color in design
Color in architecture.
Color in interior decoration.
Colors.
ART -- General.
Color in architecture
Color in design
Color in interior decoration
Colors
Form Electronic book
Author Augsburg, Anke, author
McKenna, Christina, translator
Munroe, Lindsay, translator
LC no. 2014473786
ISBN 3955532097
9783955532093
3955532089
9783955532086
Other Titles Design principles, planning strategies, visual communication