A phenomenological approach to colour surveys in architecture

Abstract

A phenomenological approach can be effective to gather the perceptual permanent and non-permanent characteristics of a building and its environment, by bringing together, defining and illustrating different concepts to complement the standard approach to colour survey: Landscape, Townscape, Image of the City, Synaesthesia, Colourscape, Geography of Colour, Colour Loci, Emotional Atmosphere, Light and Time. Besides the phenomena themselves, these concepts emerge from the realm of Architecture, Phenomenology and Perception. To illustrate these premises, we present some results of professional practice, both as Colour Consultant and as teacher and researcher.