The color of cities : an international perspective [Texto impresso] / Lois Swirnoff

CITAD - Centro de Investigação em Território, Arquitectura e Design

Contém bibliografia, p. 227

Summary:
1. The context: physical places, p. 7
2. Urban spaces: cities of light, p. 21
3. Regions of light, p. 69
4. Urban spaces, p. 81
5. Country in shadow: Japan, p. 99
6. City streets, p. 114
7. Facades, p. 158
8. Apertures, p. 201
9. At human scale, p. 211

Abstract:
Over 300 full-color photographs support this ground-breaking work noted color theorist Lois Swirnoff. Drawing on specific examples from cities in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia, The color of cities demonstrates how local color selection is rooted in the geophysical, determined in large part by how colors originate in - and are altered by - the angle of the Sun's rays. And the book explains how the intensity of light differs globally, from the direct beam of the Equatorial regions to the angular glow of cities nearer the poles.
Using dimensional color as her premise. Swirnoff explores the links between a culture's distinctive character and its color choices, and describes how color plays a role in building the environment. You'll also see some unexpected similarities in different cities use of color in standard urban features such as facades, streets and plazas, boundaries, and market-places. For easy reference, the book is organized according to these features, with abundant photographic examples for comparison. What's more, a photographic appendix offers a summary overview of the color palettes of cities and locales. It all adds up the most on-depth, most complete look at the pivotal role of color in urban design - and one you'll refer to again and again. (Lois Swirnoff)