@article{0409a7b5-3c27-41dd-84ab-63ea2cc2c114, author = {Iwona Zuziak}, title = {Colour, light and texture in the perception of contemporary architecture}, journal = {Czasopismo Techniczne}, volume = {2014}, number = {Architektura Zeszyt 3 A (3) 2014}, year = {2014}, issn = {0011-4561}, pages = {191-207},keywords = {architecture; art; perception; vision; colour; light; texture}, abstract = {The direction of the search for objects described in this article resulted from ruminations related to a theory which sets on the trail of the distinctness of the method or the way of creating contemporary architecture in the conceptual phase. What guides the twenty-first century architect while looking for solutions? Let us try to notice differences in the approach to the formation of a space and the visual means applied within. The visual function and tools, i.e. the form, the colour, the texture and the light, make a homogenous entity at the stage of the formation of an idea. Since visual perception is not just a sensory process, we can arrive at the conclusion that architects’ creativity involves a wider range of tools than before. Several selected and analyzed examples offer some kind of proof of the above thesis. This increases the dose of the interactivity of architecture itself – it becomes more demanding and didactic yet not devoid of beauty. It is an art.}, doi = {10.4467/2353737XCT.14.042.2492}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/colour-light-and-texture-in-the-perception-of-contemporary-architecture} }