From the polychromy of the ancients to the great white interiors of high modernism, this book explores the exciting role of colour in the world of architecture.
Colour is architecture's sharpest tool in the box. It has indexed everything from the feminine, cosmetic and vulgar to the pure, intrinsic and embodied. Colour has played a central role in the history of architecture. From the polychromy of the ancients to the great white interiors of high modernism.