How I Use Color (An Architect's Guide)

Learn how architects use color in their work along with all the color selection tools, tips and resources I use in my practice. This is an inside look at the thinking architects invest in the design of our built world; our architecture. Topics addressed: - Basic color theory - Concept development - Materials Color - Emotional responses - Neutrals (and why they're a good idea) - My least favorite color (and why) - Systems - Light and how natural and artificial impacts color - Tools and Resources RESOURCES: ** Remodelista's Book: ** A Frame for Life by Ilse Crawford ** Thinking Architecture by Zumthor ** In Praise of Shadows by Tanizaki **Yongnuo LED light panel (Colour in Architecture and Design – beyond Aesthetics) Color in Sight: A documentary on the details of Color in Design