Color - Communication in Architectural Space

Colors are an integral part of our natural or designed environment. They convey all forms of messages and fulfill different functions: they inform, structure, and warn. Colors also fulfill aesthetic means, influence the statement, effect, and acceptance of objects and spaces. As different as reactions to colors are, it is possible to establish effective color concepts within a design context, which correspond to the expectations of different user groups.

This book is a manual based on manifold scientific findings, and a qualified guideline for the architectural student or the professional.

Prof. Gerhard Meerwein, Mainz
Interior architect; architect; Dipl. color designer, IACC
Professor at the University of Applied Sciences, Mainz
Freelance architect, interior architect, and color designer
Lecturer at the IACC Academy, Salzburg Seminars on Color and Environment

Dr. Bettina Rodeck, Klampenborg
Dr. Phil., Dipl.-Päd., Dipl.-Des. (Interior Architect), color designer IACC
Freelance interior architect and color designer
Lecturer at the IACC Academy, Salzburg Seminars for Color and Environment

Frank H. Mahnke, Geneva / San Diego
Environment and color designer, IACC, founder and director of the American Information Center for Color and Environment
President of the IACC Academy
International freelance environment and color designer
Lecturer at the IACC Academy, Salzburg Seminars on Color and Environment

Bettina Rodeck, Klampenborg

Dr. phil., Dipl.-Päd., Dipl.-Des. (interior design), dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Freelance activity and collaboration with Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

Gerhard Meerwein, Mainz

Professor at the Fachhochschule in Mainz, architect, interior designer, dipl. color consultant and designer IACC. Partnerschaftliche Gestaltungsgruppe Mainz (PGM). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.

Frank H. Mahnke, Geneva and San Diego

Environmental designer and color consultant and designer IACC. International consultant, designer, teacher. Founder and director of the American Information Center for Color and Environment, president of the IACC. Author of Color, Environment & Human Response (New York: Verlag Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996). Teacher at the Salzburger Seminare für Farbe und Umwelt der IACC.